A ruler is one of the most common measuring instruments. It comes in many sizes and shapes, depending on what it is needed for. The yardstick is a long ruler (3 feet long), and a measuring tape is yet another type of ruler, made of...
To be a binding contract, there must also be an offer and acceptance that involves the exchange of promises to act and/or provide goods, services or money. The act, promises, goods, services and/or money are called âconsideration.â In order to have a binding, enforceable contract, there must be consideration.
The consumer formats a request message based on the contract specifications, and binds the message to a communications channel that the service supports. The service provider executes the service and returns a message that conforms to the message definition in service contract. The only dependency between provider and consumer is the contract, which the third-party service registry provides. The dependency is a runtime dependency and not a compile-time dependency.