What is SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)?

Question

Call me a troll if you want, but I\'m serious: how exactly is the new SOA trend any different than the client-service architecture that I was building 15 years ago?

Answer 1

Neal Ford has many strong opinions regarding SOA. You might find his viewpoint interesting.

Tactics vs. Strategy (SOA & The Tarpit of Irrelevancy)

Standards Based vs. Standardized (SOA & the Tarpit of Irrelevancy)

Tools & Anti-Behavior (SOA & the Tarpit of Irrelevancy)

Rubick's Cubicle (SOA & the Tarpit of Irrelevancy)

The Triumph of Hope over Reason (SOA & The Tarpit of Irrelevancy)

Guerrilla SOA (SOA & The Tarpit of Irrelevancy)