
- Topics
- HTML 5,
- HTML5,
- HTTPPost,
- HTML,
- Rich Internet Apps,
- HTTP GET,
- Web Development,
- Markup Languages,
- Domain Specific Languages,
- QCon London 2009,
- HTTP,
- Languages,
- Methodologies,
- W3C,
- REST,
- QCon,
- Architecture,
- Programming,
- Language,
- Enterprise Architecture,
- Content Management Systems,
- Conferences,
- Specifications,
- Database,
- UML,
- XML
What is better, a generic solution or a specific one? Stefan Tilkov’s answer is “It depends.” He compares XML vs HTML, DSM-UML, Internal-External DSL, SOAP-REST, and others, outlining the advantages and disadvantages of each solution, showing that there is no certain answer to an architect’s quest to solve his problem, but there are some guidelines helping along the way.

- Topics
- HTTPPost,
- Messaging,
- HTTP GET,
- WSDL,
- Java,
- HTTP,
- Web Services,
- Java plus .NET Integration,
- .NET,
- W3C,
- SOA,
- Languages,
- Interop,
- Architecture,
- Enterprise Architecture,
- Specifications,
- Programming,
- XStream,
- XML
.NET and Java interop can be made really simple using a REST documentcentric approach. This article compares a REST and SOAP approach to interop as well as the advantages of using HTTP POST vs. GET for REST invocations.