JAX-RS Momentum

It's great to see JAX-RS picking up momentum. I've done work in Restlet, and I'd like to spend some time in Jersey, so it's great to see that I'll have more choices next time.

Next comes tool support, integration, and then ... the world. Although, to be honest, I'd be happier with web services and remoting if I felt that they were consistently being used appropriately. I still find that people consider remoting when they don't need it -- too busy looking for the long-term flexibility and not enough time actually building the immediately necessary functionality.

SOA as SQL

It's an interesting idea: using a SQL-like query language for your service API.

The 'purpose' behind many service APIs is to store and retrieve data on a particular subject remotely. In a lot of ways, SQL seems like a good metaphor for doing so. It allows you to cherry-pick the data you're interested in, join it with other data, etc.

It'll be interesting to see if this is an idea that gains any traction.