Browsers for Distributed Systems: Universal Paradigm or Siren's Song?

Abstract

Web based browsers are quickly becoming ubiquitous in the workplace. Software development managers are quick to incorporate browsers into a broad range of software development projects, often inappropriately. The purpose of this technical report is to examine the technical issues relevant to incorporating browsers as a component of a commercial off the shelf (COTS) based solution and to establish a set of guidelines to help determine when a browser based solution is appropriate or when an alternate solution may be better suited to the application. Issues examined include portability, performance, functionality, security, human factors, distribution, installation, upgrading, component based development, runtime configuration management, and licensing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA351644

Entities

People

  • Robett C. Seacord
  • Scott A. Hissam

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Electronic Mail
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Html
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Internet
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Software Development
  • User Interface
  • User Interface Engineering
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Software Engineering.