With SCA Reality Bites J2EE Again

It is interesting to again be involved in the latest industry developments. I have recently been working on evaluating the open source implementation of SCA (Service Component Architecture) - Tuscany - currently it's still in incubator status at apache.

SCA presents interesting challenges to the J2EE world and seems to be providing a path away from its complexity and java centric view.

Anyway, here is a link to a good article at The Register. Particularly interesting is the insight into the licensing battles going on behind the scenes.