I attended a very interesting session at the conference this year; NexGen API Roadmap. In it, our fearless leaders gathered to discuss the future of the API and perhaps the future of v14. To recap, the 3 major topics were;
1: Removing session management from the db
2: Migrating all soap calls to REST (making REST fully capable)
3: feature enhancements
I found a number of parts of the conversation interesting. To start, V14 could be a technical release, where all that is done is #1 and #2. Then, there are all the details involved with #1 and #2.
The discussion of #1 was diverse. I heard a number of developers balking at the idea of an inability to rely on tessitura to manage the session for them. But a number of others spoke up to the wisdom behind the choice. Perhaps you can read which side of the fence i'm on...
But in all seriousness, this is a big deal, and i'd like to think (for the better) that the decision has already been made. We're seeing it in Tessitura and in the world; Mobile, scalability, flexibility, TN Mobile Plus, the new touch interface. Bye bye sessions. But i encourage a debate.
Then SOAP to REST. Far less to discuss here, other than adoption rates and desire/urgency/ability to get in other feature enhancements.
Anyways, this was a great session and i thought i'd put it to the forums to see what other people wanted to say outside of the session's walls.
Thanks,James
I would agree as well and while some may find it hard, I think having a less feature rich implementation something that would be welcomed. That way we can continue to move forward faster with more features.
Thanks,
Dave Alton
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From: Technology Roadmap Forum [mailto:forums-nextgeneration@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of James Boncek Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:09 PM To: Dave Alton Subject: Re: [Technology Roadmap Forum] V14 - Session Management and REST
That was my sentiment as well. The sooner 1 and 2 get done, the sooner we can begin to adopt / code upon the new platform; likewise, the network will have all the real tools in place to build all the features they ever dreamed. But you can't build a house on sand. You need the foundation first. A strong one, without sessions!
From: Gawain Lavers <bounce-gawainlavers9512@tessituranetwork.com> Sent: 7/25/2013 2:29:08 PM
Actually, the next thing I should say about that is the mood in the room seemed pretty unanimously for 1 and 2, unsurprisingly. But I think that there may be special pressure on IT groups throughout the network to lobby for that choice, as it may be harder for other departments in organizations to appreciate having a "featureless" version upgrade. Particularly those with investments in the feature list that was discussed at the other Roadmap session.
At least here my strategy would be to present V13, uh, I mean "Tessitura 2014", as a relief from two feature-heavy releases, including one off-cycle release. I know that the reality is that we will still be trying to reorganize ourselves around all of the new features in V12/V12.5 long after V14 is available.
--Gawain
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