Web Engineering: Introduction and Perspectives

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Author(s): San Murugesan (Southern Cross University, Australia)and Athula Ginige (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 24
Source title: Software Engineering for Modern Web Applications: Methodologies and Technologies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Daniel M. Brandon (Christian Brothers University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-492-7.ch001

Keywords: Computer Science & IT / Information Science Reference / Web Technologies / Web Technologies & Engineering

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Web-based systems and applications now deliver a complex array of functionality to a large number of diverse groups of users. As our dependence and reliance on the Web has increased dramatically over the years, their performance, reliability and quality have become paramount importance. As a result, the development of Web applications has become more complex and challenging than most of us think. In many ways, it is also different and more complex than traditional software development. But, currently, the development and maintenance of most Web applications is chaotic and far from satisfactory. To successfully build and maintain large, complex Web-based systems and applications, Web developers need to adopt a disciplined development process and a sound methodology. The emerging discipline of Web engineering advocates a holistic, disciplined approach to successful Web development. In this chapter, we articulate and raise awareness of the issues and considerations in large, complex Web application development, and introduce Web engineering as a way of managing complexity and diversity of large-scale Web development.

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