Service-oriented development of applications

In the field of software application development, service-oriented development of applications (or SODA)

is a way of producing service-oriented architecture applications. Use of the term SODA was first used by the Gartner research firm.Integration Developer News [http://www.idevnews.com/CaseStudies.asp?ID=163 Sybase Looks To Bridge SODA Tools Gap] Retrieved on June 28, 2007

SODA represents one possible activity for company to engage in when making the transition to service-oriented architecture (SOA). However, it has been argued that an overreliance on SODA can reduce overall system flexibility, reuse, and business agility. This danger is greater for sites that use an application server, which could diminish flexibility in redeployment and composition of services.FTPOnline [http://www.ftponline.com/ea/magazine/fall/features/gvanhuizen/ Don't Let SODA Ruin Your SOA] Retrieved on July 6, 2007