OFBiz author and guru, about AJAX and SOA:
David E. Jones, one of the fathers of OFBIZ, in a recent email on the OFBIZ user list (http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.java.ofbiz.user/4211) is saying:
"AJAX and SOA are both _excellent_ buzzword acronyms because they are both early meaningless, or at least because they have been used out of proper context so much their meaning is watered down to the point of being mostly water. Sorry, no getting really pissed on either of these... What's also funny is that both of these kind of started out being used in an adulterated context[...]"
Wow, I am speechless. And because I respect David a lot, for who he is and for all his accomplishments, I am not going to criticize his comments; I respect him too much. But ... I do not support his comments. Sorry David.
While I am not selling my soul for just everything stamped SOA, AJAX is cool and useful, that's why, I believe OFBiz users need to see AJAX through a positive light, at least as a good addition to OFBIZ or to their career path anyway, in case that OFBIZ is not the only Java related work they do. I don't believe David's comments help them too much, with all due respect.
David, why?
:'(