10.13
2025
Complexity vs. Simplicity: Lessons from the Rise and Retreat of Enterprise Protocols like COM and SOAP
October 13, 2025
Explore why complex interoperability protocols like COM, SOAP, and CORBA struggled for widespread adoption, while simpler, message-based approaches like JSON over HTTP thrived. Discover key insights into design choices, security pitfalls, and the 'worse is better' philosophy that shaped today's distributed systems.