Articles by Kyle Gabhart

Book Excerpt: Enabling Agile Business with SOA

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Cost cutting is a common demand that is levied on technology organizations. Consequently, each new paradigm within the industry is pitched by some as a cost-cutting strategy. The trouble is that many enterprises attempt some grand enterprise-wide deployment rather than incrementally growing their SOA over time and incorporating lessons learned along the way.

SOA Governance: Start Small and Build Incrementally

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:45:00 EDT

If governance were a house, you would be left with the options of either building it from the ground-up or attempting to haul a complete house in on a large truck. While the latter is possible, it is fraught with difficulty. The house does not lend itself well to transport. It may become damaged during the move. It may not fit on your lot or connect smoothly to your utilities, requiring modifications to be made on the spot.

SOA World Product Review — Testing...1...2...3...Testing

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:30:00 EDT

Few topics evoke more groans and eye rolling from software engineers and Web developers than the dreaded 'TESTING.' Testing falls into the same category as documentation, refactoring code, dusting, and visiting the dentist. Put it off until the last minute, do as little as possible, do it quickly, and move on to something else. I must confess that I have the same visceral reaction to the thought of 'testing' as others do. Consequently, I approached the prospect of reviewing a testing tool with the loathing of visiting the dentist. I was very relieved to discover that Parasoft's SOAtest 5.0 took a lot of the pain, frustration, and busy work out of the testing experience.

WASP: Taking the Sting Out of Web Services Development

Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:00:00 EST

In the October issue of Web Services Journal (Vol. 2, issue 10), I wrote an article on how to assemble a free C# .NET development environment by combining Eclipse, the Java 2 platform, Microsoft's .NET SDK, and a C# Eclipse plug-in from Improve Technologies.

Eclipsing .NET

Mon, 23 Sep 2002 00:00:00 EDT

You've heard the hype about .NET. You've read a couple of vague articles about dynamic discovery and invocation, service-oriented architecture, and how SOAP and a handful of other XML standards are forever changing the software industry. You want to explore the world of .NET, but are unable or unwilling to fork over a thousand bucks for Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET product. This article is for you.

The Sun Rises on Web Services

Fri, 01 Mar 2002 00:00:00 EST

With Microsoft's .NET marketing campaign in full swing, Sun announced its Sun ONE (Open Net Environment) initiative in October of 2001. While J2EE provides a robust, scalable, and portable enterprise platform, until then it had been sorely lacking in the area of standardized support for Web services. As a part of the Sun ONE initiative, Sun has since released the Java XML Pack, a suite of Java APIs for working with XML. So what exactly is the Java XML Pack? From a Web services perspective, the Java XML Pack facilitates the development, publishing, locating, and invocation of XML services via the Java 2 Platform.

Wireless Web Serviceswith J2ME Part IISOAP or XML-RPC? The answer depends on your needs

Fri, 01 Feb 2002 00:00:00 EST

Last month in Part I (WSJ Vol. 2 Issue 1) we discussed J2ME and accessing Web services from wireless devices using the XML-RPC protocol. In this article, we will consider SOAP as a vehicle for accessing Web services from wireless devices, comparing and contrast-ing it with XML-RPC. Our sample application will again be a J2ME midlet, however, we will use EnhydraME's kSOAP rather than kXML-RPC to provide the protocol's implementation.

Wireless Web Serviceswith J2MERemote Possibilities

Fri, 11 Jan 2002 00:00:00 EST

What happens when the hype of Web services meets the increasingly popular and ever-changing world of wireless computing? Most likely, confusion and disillusionment. In this two-part article, we'll explore the uncharted waters of wireless Web services. We'll use the J2ME platform for developing our Web service clients and access remote services on the Internet using standardized industry protocols.