Client-Server application writing in delphi

Question

What is the best way to write a client-server application under delphi? I know there\'s a DataSnap technology, but it\'s not in Professional version. Do You have any experience

Answer 1

With Delphi Professional it is possible to write simple (no WS-* standards, no Soap 1.2 servers) SOAP client and server applications.

In many cases, Soap offers advantages regarding cross-platform / cross-language integration, standardization, design-by-contract and mature implementation guidelines, best practices and patterns.

For Soap there are great (and free) tools like SoapUI and IDE editors for Web Service Description Language (WSDL) documents like NetBeans.