creators_name: Pautasso, Cesare
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2009-04-22 08:28:37
lastmod: 2009-04-22 09:00:59
metadata_visibility: show
title: REST vs. WS-* Comparison
ispublished: pub
full_text_status: public
pres_type: tutorial
abstract: In this part we summarize the WS-* vs. REST debate by giving a quantitative technical comparison based on architectural principles and decisions. We show that the two approaches differ in the number of architectural decisions that must be made and in the number of available alternatives. This discrepancy between freedom-from-choice and freedom-of-choice explains the complexity difference perceived. However, we also show that there are significant differences in the consequences of certain decisions in terms of resulting development and maintenance costs. The comparison helps technical decision makers to assess the two technologies more objectively and select the one that best fits their needs: REST is well suited for basic, ad hoc integration scenarios, WS-* is more flexible and addresses advanced quality of service requirements commonly occurring in enterprise computing.
date: 2009-04
event_title: 18th International World Wide Web Conference
event_location: Madrid, Spain
event_dates: April 20th-24th, 2009
event_type: conference
refereed: TRUE
official_url: http://dret.net/netdret/docs/soa-rest-www2009/
citation: Pautasso, Cesare <http://www2009.eprints.org/view/author/Pautasso=3ACesare=3A=3A.html> (2009) REST vs. WS-* Comparison. In: 18th International World Wide Web Conference, April 20th-24th, 2009, Madrid, Spain.
document_url: http://www2009.eprints.org/253/1/rest-ws.pdf