Comment by justinclift

> Are you not reading the thread where people with direct experience with these specific backends are noting the WSDLs either are not accessible or don’t match the actual services?

Correct, yes I haven't.

Other members of staff where I'm working are from Java backgrounds, and have described (in detail) WSDL/XSD (when things are accurate) in positive terms as I put above.

And yeah, I'm presently dealing with vendor specs/docs that don't match what's actually sent over the wire, and it's a huge pain in the arse. And the vendor doesn't give a shit, as like you allude to they're in the telco business so the lock in aspect you mention is correct to. :(