.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.
Read: Simple JAVA and .NET SOA interoperability
See also a free downloadable poster about Java and .NET Integration scenarios:
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Integration with Web 2.0
by paul browne,
One step further towards REST
by Jerome Louvel,
Simpler ways
by dudu siton,
A simpler protocol, microcalls
by Agusti Pons,
Integration with Web 2.0
by paul browne,
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Any thoughts of how to integrate this is Javascript / Web 2.0 on the Client side?
Paul
One step further towards REST
by Jerome Louvel,
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Thanks for showing with such clarity and details the path from the over-complicated WS-* stack to the simpler, truly interoperable and Web-centric solution incarned by the REST architecture style.
If you are interested in going even further towards a RESTful design, I suggest that you have a look at the Restlet open source project that we are actively developping. It aims to be a fully featured and RESTful alternative to Servlets/JSP and other WS-* stacks.
It has integrated support for XML representations (both reading and writing) as well as content negotiation, all HTTP methods (including DELETE, PUT, MOVE, etc.) and is even protocol agnostic (currently supports HTTP client and server, SMTP, FILE, JDBC).
www.restlet.org
Simpler ways
by dudu siton,
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I suggest developers to consider "proprietary middle-ware" as the current tools offer very simple interop, in comparison to exposing your BL as REST services.
dev.mainsoft.com offers free edition of their .NET --> Java tools which allows compiling .NET to JVM bytecode, as well as fully interoperable and open source (Mono) WebServices and Remoting .NET --> Java.
A simpler protocol, microcalls
by Agusti Pons,
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Following the idea of REST to simplify server to server comunication I've developed microcallls (www.microcalls.org) is even simpler than REST and can be used freely.
I've used microcalls in lots of production projects and worked very well for me and my team.
Take a look.