Chapter 6. Web Service Infrastructures
Introduction
Certain software functions are so generic that they can be used over and over again by different web services and their clients. These functions are collectively referred to as software infrastructure. Frameworks like Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) and .NET provide the most basic infrastructures for things like web application hosting, database connectivity, and security. Software developers frequently build their own infrastructures on top of these frameworks. Examples include frameworks for Object Relational Mapping (ORM) and workflow management. Software infrastructures like these are the foundation, low-level plumbing and glue used to build modern software. They also help to enforce consistent ...
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