Comments on: PayPal’s New API: So Close, Yet So Far http://blog.welldesignedurls.org/2007/02/16/paypals-new-name-value-pair-api/ Advocating User-Centered URL Design Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:57:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Dinakar http://blog.welldesignedurls.org/2007/02/16/paypals-new-name-value-pair-api/#comment-124807 Dinakar Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:38:51 +0000 http://blog.welldesignedurls.org/2007/02/16/paypals-new-name-value-pair-api/#comment-124807 I am using NVP over SOAP for my website. my manager says SOAP is better because in NVP, if the server goes down, it will be a problem. But, isnt it a problem either way? if the server goes down, the webservice (i.e., even using SOAP API) also goes down with it ....am I correct? I am using NVP over SOAP for my website. my manager says SOAP is better because in NVP, if the server goes down, it will be a problem. But, isnt it a problem either way? if the server goes down, the webservice (i.e., even using SOAP API) also goes down with it ….am I correct?

]]> By: Mike Schinkel http://blog.welldesignedurls.org/2007/02/16/paypals-new-name-value-pair-api/#comment-124814 Mike Schinkel Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:48:49 +0000 http://blog.welldesignedurls.org/2007/02/16/paypals-new-name-value-pair-api/#comment-124814 As far as I'm concerned SOAP is a complete nightmare and yes, you are correct if the server goes down it's the same problem. That is unless you use SOAP over store-and-forward mechanisms (like SMTP) instead of over HTTP but then what you are doing is a completely different type of web service. Let me repeat, SOAP is a nightmare. RESTful web services are the way to go. If you need high-availability, use Amazon EC2 or something similar. As far as I’m concerned SOAP is a complete nightmare and yes, you are correct if the server goes down it’s the same problem. That is unless you use SOAP over store-and-forward mechanisms (like SMTP) instead of over HTTP but then what you are doing is a completely different type of web service.

Let me repeat, SOAP is a nightmare. RESTful web services are the way to go. If you need high-availability, use Amazon EC2 or something similar.

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