Service-oriented architecture (SOA) has become today's technology buzz and
it's rapidly becoming a mainstream approach to enterprise systems design.
Beyond the buzz of SOA, organizations face several challenges as they attempt
to truly effectuate the paradigm shift towards SOA. One critical challenge
is: How can we assure the quality of the business services that we build? Can
the services we build withstand the test of rapid organizational change? One
way to address this challenge is through the use of effective testing
methodologies and tools for the services deployed under an organization's SOA
fabric.
A new development methodology - services-oriented development of applications
(SODA) - is emerging to accompany the paradigm shift toward SOA. Today's
agile software teams need effective tools to smoothen the transition. This
article analyzes, designs, and demonst... (more)