Browsers for distributed systems: Universal paradigm or siren’s song?

Authors:
Robert C. Seacord;Scott A. Hissam
Affiliations:
Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA E-mail: &lcub/rcs&semi/shissam&rcub/@sei.cmu.edu;Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA E-mail: &lcub/rcs&semi/shissam&rcub/@sei.cmu.edu
Venue:
World Wide Web
Year:
1998

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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 paper is to examine the technical issues relevant to incorporating browsers as a component of a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based solution. Issues examined include portability, performance, functionality, security, human factors, distribution, installation, upgrading, component-based development, runtime configuration management, and licensing.