Loose Coupling in a Service-Oriented ArchitectureIf you're looking for an introduction to one of the key concepts behind building a service-oriented architecture (SOA), you've come to the right place. This two-part article explains why loose coupling is important to SOA, the forms of loose coupling, and how to deal with it. It is excerpted from chapter four of the book SOA in Practice: The Art of Distributed System Design, written by Nicolai Josuttis (O'Reilly, 2008; ISBN: 0596529554). Copyright © 2008 ...

Dealing with Loose Coupling in a Service-Oriented ArchitectureIn this conclusion to a two-part article series on loose coupling in SOA, we wrap up our discussion of the forms of loose coupling, and explain how to handle its complexity. This article is excerpted from chapter four of the book SOA in Practice: The Art of Distributed System Design, written by Nicolai Josuttis (O'Reilly, 2008; ISBN: 0596529554). Copyright © 2008 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. ...