RE: The OS/400-Java "impedence bump"

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, there is a compelling reason.

First off, XML is no better than any other communications type.  In
fact, it requires a lot of negotiation and implied agreement just to get
it working.  You have to agree on the tags and content of those tags
just to get things started.  For a good discussion of some of XML's
shortcomings, you might want to read my recent article:

http://www.mcpressonline.com/mc?1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@.6b1994a0

Second, XML is very fat, especially if you use SOAP.  A typical SOAP
message has 700 bytes of overhead.  When I'm only sending an account
number, that's a lot of useless overhead clogging the network.  There's
a reason why modem manufacturers take the time to determine the fastest
speed available.

No, if we had a simple standard header that allowed two computers to
identify their fastest common communication mode, we'd be able to reduce
a lot of the clutter.

Joe


> From: Niall.Smart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> That sounds like a lot of development overhead and complexity, instead
of
> getting machines to negotiate on an agreeable data format, just get
> everything to talk XML.   Unless of course there is a compelling
reason
> not to!