Patterns

Researchers from IBM's developerWorks created a guide that identifies obstacles to the realization of an SOA strategy. Use these "anti-patterns" to avoid common SOA pitfalls.

The researchers use the term "antipatterns" to describe practices that consultants, integrators, designers, and programmers should avoid. This term stands in direct contrast to "patterns," which describe common and replicable best practices for software design. Some of the identified antipatterns for SOA implementations include: