Robert Walker wrote in post #969562: > Skellington wrote in post #969532: >> Hello, >> I'm just getting started with Rails, and for my first project I want >> to create a Rails app that is nothing more that a SOAP web service. >> From what I have been able to figure out it looks like with Rails 2 >> there was a web services framework of some sort. I have been >> struggling to find anything on Rails 3. Oh yea, yes it has to be >> SOAP :-) , we have SOAP clients and apps already and we have no plans >> to move to anything else, for now. >> >> Is there a good article or something on getting started with this? > > This is just my own opinion, but if all you want from Rails is to > provide a SOAP web service then choose something other that Rails. I'm > very much a fan of Rails, but I think you'll have an uphill battle. > Rails is very opinionated against SOAP, as am I.
Agreed that SOAP is less convenient that REST, but why do you think Rails can't provide it well? > > I'd say, do yourself a favor and either use Rails as it is intended, > which is to provide web services through REST. Or find a framework you > won't have to fight against every step of the way. What would have to be fought against? This doesn't appear to make sense. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] Sent from my iPhone -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
