[PJUG Javamail] SOAP or REST?

[Siraj Podikunju]

I could not make it to the meeting last night but this was the question 
I had been hoping to get an answer to.

Thanks.

Richard Johnson wrote:
> Hi all,
>  
> Thanks Sean for yet another wonderful presentation last night.  We 
> didn't really discuss why one would choose a REST connection or SOAP 
> connection when setting up services or clients, other than the obvious 
> "because that's what's provided."  Are there distinctions that make 
> such a discussion worthwhile?    At the risk of a religious war, I'll 
> toss out the question.
>  
> Why should I choose either SOAP or REST when setting up an 
> architecture for services or clients?
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