Design by contract for Web Services

[rosy84]

Hi,

Can you help me explain Design by Contract for Web service

why need Design by Contract among web services?

Why verifying the combination of web services through the contract?

Thanks!

[Vito Meuli]

Hi!
I suggest you to read "Chapter 2. Why Contract First?"[1] of the reference documentation. To me it was very useful.

Cheers,
Vito

[1] http://static.springsource.org/sprin...act-first.html

[rosy84]

thanks!

I think different between two approach contract web service first and Design by Contract for web services.

Because I know, Design by Contract for web services focus to interface. This place interact between face to face. I think so.

Can you explain help me?

thanks in advance!

[connect0123]

Design by contract means, when some people take a contact to design the website for a given specific time .

[rosy84]

No. Design by contract means determine pre-conditions, post-conditions,...