Re: more on ASN.1 and SOAP

["Randy Presuhn" <randy_presuhn@mindspring.com>]

Hi -

> From: "Hunkins, Andrew" <ahunkins@unimax.com>
> To: "Randy Presuhn" <randy_presuhn@mindspring.com>
> Cc: "netconf" <netconf@ops.ietf.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 10:22 AM
> Subject: RE: more on ASN.1 and SOAP
>

> I witnessed the work on the ECTF S.200 (I think that's the right number)
> where they used ASN.1 for encoding the transmission itself (not the
> description of it), and I recall they later regretted the decision.  I
> don't know why.
...

I'm not familiar with that work, but using BER without an ASN.1
grammar to define the data being encoded sounds like a recipe
for disaster.  Even if one doesn't use ASN.1 code-generation tools
or run-time interpreters, having the formal grammar is a huge help
in design, coding, and testing, particularly if the implementation will
need to interoperate with others.

Randy



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