Tag: SOAP API

  • 5 Differences Between REST & SOAP

    5 Differences Between REST & SOAP

    REST and SOAP are different ways of transmitting data between two different systems via an API. REST is a set of architectural principles. SOAP is a protocol maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium.

  • Is SOAP dead?

    Is SOAP dead?

    SOAP and XML based Web Services aren’t dead yet. I don’t think they will be for quite a while because they are very common in large enterprises (government, banks, telecommunications, etc).

  • Designing APIs by Contract

    Designing APIs by Contract

    Designing by software is a contract – like a legal or business contract. When we design software by contract it means we are designing against a specific specification for each software component.

  • API Style Choices

    API Style Choices

    APIs come in many different styles and types. Before running into a style we need to understand the different options and the trade offs that we are making.

  • Updating Salesforce Records Using JavaScript

    Updating Salesforce Records Using JavaScript

    Over the last few years, Salesforce has made some really significant changes that allow JavaScript to increasingly be used. By using Salesforce’s AJAX toolkit it’s possible to do an incredible amount of customization to a standard Salesforce Page Layout without ever having to write any apex.