SOA-Tips
This post talks about choosing the right XML parser for your implementation. You have a choice of using either a DOM-based, SAX-based or a StaX-based XML parser.SOA-Tips
This post talks about the Separation of Concerns between the Information Model, the Business-specific information, and more technical information about the protocols, bindings, and transports used to expose and carry the message over the network.SOA-Tips
Use policies like Aggregation by Replication and cache wherever possible.SOA-Tips
TLS which uses X.509 digital certificates to provide message confidentiality is not suitable for short message exchange while WS-Security is twice as expensive as TLS. Be aware of the trade-offs when designing your service.SOA-Tips
If you want state management, consider using BPEL for orchestration as WSDL-based web services do not have the concept of state.SOA-Tips
Do not rely on SOAP action header for message routing purposes.SOA-Tips
XML and SOAP message overhead can grow significantly depending on the nesting levels of the parameter typesSOA-Tips
Avoid using Base64 Encoded/Raw bytes in the message BodySOA-Tips
Define a strongly typed XML schema for message exchangeSOA-Tips
Do not mix between different styles and uses in the same service