Underground And Other Stuff

Many development shops have been a little hesitant to jump on the Web services bandwagon right away???and with good reason. There are so many new technologies and protocols that come out that it can be difficult to discern what's going to be imperative to learn and what you shouldn't waste your time studying. One technology or group of technologies that certainly merits attention is Web services. Companies like Amazon and eBay have embraced the technology by exposing their services to the public, thus adding respectability to the technology. In this first in a series of articles, you are walked you through the process of developing a Web service from start to finish and consuming it with various clients. Stay tuned for next week's installment.

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