If SOA were an issue in this week's presidential election...
Quote of the week:
(Great hypothetical of a presidential candidate's stand on REST...)
"So the good folks of America need to know more about this so-called REST architectural style. Who is REST, and why does he want to hurt Joe the Systems Integrator? REST sounds dangerous. Joe the System Integrator realizes that this is not the time to constrain the Big Vendors Integrators Dream - Joe knows that it's patriotic duty to spread the complexity tax from the top down. My friends, the big vendors have committed to a 10% reduction of SOA spread over the next 10 years - and we issue vouchers for you to claim back your Advanced WSDL 2 certificate costs as a tax break. REST will just raise your complexity and kick your dog."
-David Ing, From 9 till 2 blog