Service-oriented architecture (SOA) was formerly thought to be a prerequisite for a successful implementation of a service-oriented methodology. Contrary to this claim, RESTful services have yet to be established as a standard, despite their increasing popularity. RESTful services are becoming more popular, but why do you believe this has happened? Is there a lack of standards that will hinder their growth and acceptance?

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) was formerly thought to be a prerequisite for a successful implementation of a service-oriented methodology. Contrary to this claim, RESTful services have yet to be established as a standard, despite their increasing popularity. RESTful services are becoming more popular, but why do you believe this has happened? Is there a lack of standards that will hinder their growth and acceptance?

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