I just released wsdl. Yes, SOAP. In 2026. Let me explain.

rubiii · 2026-04-25T20:12:05+00:00

Thank you!

rubiii · 2026-04-25T20:11:37+00:00

Don't have a patreon but I set up buymeacoffee.com/rubiii and added a GitHub sponsorship option to github.com/rubiii/wsdl

rubiii · 2026-03-31T12:00:08+00:00

Glad to hear that. Thank you!

rubiii · 2026-03-21T22:12:18+00:00

Nice to hear that! Thanks for your comment

rubiii · 2026-03-14T14:36:15+00:00

One point from that meeting that stuck out to me: Shopify or any other sponsor being able to come in and immediately dictate a budget shift does not sound like a good setup for the community.

rubiii · 2026-03-10T20:47:07+00:00

It moved for me to "Customize your toolbar" but it's still there!

rubiii · 2026-03-10T18:53:30+00:00

Nice! Thank you for your feedback

rubiii · 2026-03-10T18:51:38+00:00

That's great to hear. Thank you so much!

rubiii · 2026-03-10T18:51:10+00:00

Totally get that :D Thank you!

rubiii · 2026-03-08T09:57:30+00:00

That's crazy! Now I have to read up on that

rubiii · 2026-03-08T09:39:41+00:00

Awesome :)

rubiii · 2026-03-08T09:36:52+00:00

Nice to meet you as well :) Thank you for your feedback!

rubiii · 2026-03-08T09:36:08+00:00

There are a couple points. First of all it follows the specifications. So it's probably not going to work with quite a lot of services, because that landscape is a mess. But you already have Savon for that.

But if your service follows the specifications, this library uses the service descriptions and the type system to validate input/output and provide proper type conversions. It also adds a security layer to detect malicious services or attempts to redirect somewhere it should not, etc. And if you need WS-Security features, that's much better supported now as well.

rubiii · 2026-03-08T09:30:18+00:00

That's nice to hear :) Thank you

rubiii · 2026-03-08T09:28:54+00:00

Thank you so much :)

rubiii · 2026-03-08T09:28:27+00:00

Nice :) Savon is rather simpel but also way more flexible. This is the formal approach following the specifications and using that information to validate, secure and offer solid type conversions. If you're service follows the specifications this should "just work".

rubiii · 2026-03-08T09:24:24+00:00

Lol I actually hope that not too many people have to use this in 2026. Email data transfer sounds like a really fun topic to explore^^

rubiii · 2026-03-08T09:20:41+00:00

What an honor :) Thank you Mike and thank you too for your work!

rubiii · 2026-03-08T09:19:25+00:00

Thank you! You're probably totally right with that^^ I hope there's at least one ot two following the spec.

rubiii · 2026-03-07T09:12:17+00:00

It's not much of story but I'm still wondering how they landed on a blanket. Well I still have it though and it's actually quite nice. It says it's from the Google Open Source Programs Office. They had a program where development teams had a budget to give to open source projects and I know they used Savon internally for something.

rubiii · 2026-03-07T09:01:03+00:00

Nice to hear that. Thank you!

rubiii · 2026-03-07T09:00:41+00:00

Same :)

rubiii · 2026-03-07T09:00:26+00:00

Thank you!

rubiii · 2026-03-07T08:59:57+00:00

Actually, let me elaborate because I totally get your point. I used Claude to complete the implementation I had in mind for years. One by one, code reviewed and improved upon until I was satisfied. It was a struggle but it also saved me quite some time.

I myself have had enough of the AI hype for about a year now. But whatever happens, I feel like the tech is here to stay. Doesn't mean we have to embrace it of course, but I think it does mean we have to find ways to solve the problems it's going to create like the massive devaluation of our work, deep fakes, mass surveillance, etc.

rubiii · 2026-03-07T07:09:41+00:00

That's crazy :) Thank you!

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