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 in order to validate my ASP.NET Core MVC + SOA Architecture. 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 […]
My ASP.NET Core MVC + SOA Architecture
Architecture Diagram Having adopted .NET Core while it was in beta and using it to implement numerous projects over the last three years, I’ve settled on an MVC + SOA architecture. I say settled because I don’t know if I can claim to have developed it. I don’t how original it is. Anyhow, this is the architecture I use in my projects. Below the diagram I define terms and describe the principles of my architecture. Click diagram to download PowerPoint source. Terminology MVC Model View Controller SOA Service Oriented Architecture AJAX Asynchronous Javascript and XML. More accurate would be AJAJ […]
