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Service-oriented development of applications
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<p>In the field of <a href="/facts/Software_application/YQuj7Kog">software application</a> development, service-oriented development of applications (or SODA) is a way of producing <a href="/facts/Service-oriented_architecture/g8krR0dk">service-oriented architecture</a> applications. Use of the term SODA was first used by the <a href="/facts/Gartner/9hd9zakC">Gartner research</a> firm. </p><p>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 <a href="/facts/Business_agility/0Ey0zwel">business agility</a>. This danger is greater for sites that use an <a href="/facts/Application_server/wHYtgYK5">application server</a>, which could diminish flexibility in redeployment and composition of services. </p>