ZSI, SOAP and .NET web services - problem

[Jaroslaw Zabiello]

Dnia Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:44:31 +0100, Laszlo Nagy napisał(a):

> However, it is an interesting question.  Ruby has smaller community, 
> how could they implement a standard SOAP lib?

Yes. It is interesting why it is so difficult to make it working for
Python.

> My personal opinion is that SOAP is a piece of shit itself. It is 
> hampered from the beginning. If you are interested why, read this:
> 
> http://wanderingbarque.com/nonintersecting/2006/11/15/the-s-stands-for-simple/ 

Hehe, it was good. :)


> XML-RPC is a fantastic, often undervalued protocol. You can create a 
> new, secure XML-RPC server in Python within 5 minutes. You can write a 
> client for it within one minue. It is REALLY simple. I'm using it 
> continuously.
> 
> In contrast, SOAP is overcomplicated and anything but simple. No one 
> should create new web services using SOAP. We have enough problems with 
> the existing ones. :-(

I agree. The problem is, I have to live with this stupid, poor implemented
M$ technology. Ruby and with its standard SOAP library is able to live. Why
Python cannnot? 

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Jaroslaw Zabiello
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