Step By Step: Why XML Pipelines Make Sense

Asynchronous methodologies on the client are essentially now pushing for a significant re-evaluation of asynchronous methodologies on the server, with the attendant realizations that existing solutions (including the SOAP/WSDL/WDDL stack) are frequently too complex for people to feel comfortable using, because they presuppose that it is the nodes, rather than the conduits, that are the critical pieces of the network. Pipelines are a critical piece of the network.

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