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The current situation of ad hoc development of Web applications reminds us
of the software development practices of the 1960s, before it was realized that the development of applications
required more than programming expertise. This book counteracts this situation by giving a comprehensive,
practice-oriented and thorough insight into the new discipline of Web Engineering.
The text highlights the need to examine and re-use the body of knowledge found within software engineering. It
demonstrates how to use that knowledge within the Web environment, in order to achieve a highly disciplined and
methodological means of producing Web-based software, putting emphasize on current practices, experiences and
pitfalls. The book demonstrates the distinctions between software engineering and Web engineering, for instance,
the shorter lead times that Web engineering has compared to its software counterpart, whilst also demonstrating
the rapid prototyping and agile methods of development needed to meet these criteria.
The book covers important topics of Web Engineering, including requirements analysis, design, architectures,
technologies, test, operation and maintenance; this is complemented by in-depth knowledge about Web project
management and process issues as well as important quality aspects of Web applications like usability, performance
and security. An overview of Semantic Web concepts points the way to the development of future Web applications.
Highlights:
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Provides insights into current concepts, methods,
techniques, tools, and experiences for an engineering approach to Web application development |
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Complements existing technology-oriented
books with an engineering approach |
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Identifies potential risks in Web application
development |
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Identifies similarities and differences between
the development of traditional, not Web-based applications and the development of Web applications |
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Analyses concepts, methods, techniques, and
tools of traditional software engineering to see how suited they are for Web application development |
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Defines an important new vocational discipline,
popular with students |
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Offers teachers a viable alternative to teaching
software engineering |
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Reports on future developments in Web Engineering |
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Foreword by Prof. Wendy Hall
Wiley
1st Edition
June 2006
448p, Softcover
ca. Euro 49,90 (D) / US$ 60,00
ISBN 0-470-01554-3 - John Wiley & Sons
Audience:
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- Researchers, teachers and students
- Web software developers
- Web designers
- IT consultants
- Web project managers
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