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The Web Service Software Factory is now maintained by the community and can be found on the Service Factory site. This content is outdated and is no longer being maintained. It is provided as a courtesy for individuals who are still using these technologies. Retired: November 2011 |
Services and their consumers are coupled in two ways: the relationship between the teams building them, and the technology and contracts used by the implementation. The focus of this guidance is to tighten the coupling between the teams and organizations and to loosen the technology coupling between the service and consumer applications. The relationship between the teams will become stronger through the use of documentation that explicitly clarifies terms, policies, and expectations. The service will have more flexibility to evolve by providing the minimum amount of detail necessary for the service and consumers to successfully communicate without the unnecessary burden of the developers.