The Web Protocol Is the Integration
Last week I had a frustrating debugging session with an integration partner. They provide financial services we’re integrating into our website. They provide these services via a JSON web service endpoint. The Project I have architected a server-to-server solution that enables our server to post and retrieve data to / from their service. This is secured using TLS and JWT. While some integration features are implemented using a client-to-server architecture (and a separate JWT because it’s revealed to the client), the majority of integration features are implemented using a server-to-server architecture with a private JWT. Server-to-Server. Remember that- it’s important […]
Hello World, Poker Style
I have updated my reference application with code that evaluates Texas Hold ‘Em poker hands. I had written the poker logic a few months ago. Recently, I moved it into a class library and service. This project is a long way from a functioning poker application that enables users to play Texas Hold ‘Em against artificial intelligence “bots”- my ultimate goal. But it’s a fun start. Evaluating poker hands certainly is more entertaining than confirming a “Hello World” message sent through an SOA stack appears at the other end of the pipe- on a web page in the user’s browser. […]
