Last year we published a report in which we explained that a failure to properly consider the ‘A’ in SOA will result in us making the same mistakes we’ve always made when it comes to software and reuse.
However, even this is not enough – there is a silent ‘M’ in SOA; service-oriented development has to be supported by ‘methods’ that encompass best practice in service design and reuse.
Adopters who ignore the ‘A’ and silent ‘M’ in SOA will inevitably be disappointed.
Over the past 12 months there has been little apparent enthusiasm among vendors to tackle the really complex issues associated with SOA, so we’re republishing this updated version of that report.