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General n-Tier without tears
Building n-Tier apps can be difficult. Instead of a single monolithic application that can easily hide its imperfections, a client-server model traditionally means making an API, choosing a transport, and sticking to it.
It’s like marriage, but with TCP/IP settings. Throw in a wireless client and it can be difficult to find a solution that fits. XML-RPC? SOAP? REST? Each way of communicating has benefits and drawbacks.
This is what we’re doing for client X, a niche healthcare business.
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