WebServices Flashcards
SOAP vs REST
Representational state transfer (REST) is a set of architectural principles. Simple object access protocol (SOAP) is an official protocol maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The main difference is that SOAP is a protocol while REST is not
SoaP- more secure
REST -lightweight
What is servesless computing?
Serverless is a cloud-native development model that allows developers to build and run applications without having to manage servers.
There are still servers in serverless, but they are abstracted away from app development. A cloud provider handles the routine work of provisioning, maintaining, and scaling the server infrastructure. Developers can simply package their code in containers for deployment.
Once deployed, serverless apps respond to demand and automatically scale up and down as needed. Serverless offerings from public cloud providers are usually metered on-demand through an event-driven execution model.
Serverless computing offerings typically fall into two groups, Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) and Function-as-a-Service (FaaS).
BaaS gives developers access to a variety of third-party services and apps. For instance, a cloud-provider may offer authentication services, extra encryption, cloud-accessible databases, and high-fidelity usage data. With BaaS, serverless functions are usually called through application programming interfaces (APIs).
