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I see quite a few models for Service Oriented Architectures that employ pipelines with validating "gatekeeper" stages that verify whether inbound messages are valid according to an agreed contract. Validation on inbound messages is a reactive action resulting from distrust of the communication partner...

Javier Gonzalez sent me a mail today on my most recent SOA post and says that it resonates with his experience: I just read your article about services and find it very interesting. I have been using OOP languages to build somewhat complex systems for the last 5 years and even if I have had some degree...

If you are a developer and don't live in the Netherlands (where SOA stands, well known, for "Sexueel Overdraagbare Aandoeningen" = "Sexually transmitted diseases”), you may have heard by now that SOA stands for "service oriented architectures". What's really interesting about talks and articles about...