Introducing Content Server services
A Mega-Time-Saver? I'm not kidding! Have another look at the URL on the status bar in the previous screenshot. Did you notice IdcService=GET_FILE right after the question mark? Yes, it's true. Every page display, every file retrieval, every update operation, and everything a Content Server does is a service call. Why is that such a big deal?
It's because we're no longer confined by the User Interface. We don't have to make 600 mouse clicks and wait for 200 server calls if we need to add 100 new users to the system. We can simply run a script that calls ADD_USER service and work on something else while it runs!
Let me tell you more in the next section.
Services architecture
Service Oriented Architecture is a buzzword these days. You have probably heard it or its acronym SOA. The reality is that long before it became a buzzword, the Content Server had been built that way (going way back to 1996). This means it is perhaps one of the most mature SOA systems out...
