Chapter 18. Consuming Web Services
IN BRIEF
Many of the samples available for consuming web services consist mainly of a simple application that makes a synchronous call to a Hello World web service, and that's the end of the sample. In the real world, however, a programmer needs to be aware of quite a few things in order to provide high-quality web service consumption. One such concern is how to obtain the proper and current definition of the web service and how to integrate that definition into the application. Another concern might be how to deal with asynchronous access to avoid creating an unfriendly user experience, as well as issues such as network detection, reliability, and keeping the application functional when the web service is unavailable ...
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