Book Description

Since its original inception back in 1989 the Web has changed into anenvironment where Web applications range from small-scale informationdissemination applications, often developed by non-IT professionals, tolarge-scale, commercial, enterprise-planning and scheduling applications,developed by multidisciplinary teams of people with diverse skills andbackgrounds and using cutting-edge, diverse technologies.

As an engineering discipline, Web engineering must provide principles,methodologies and frameworks to help Web professionals and researchers developapplications and manage projects effectively. Mendes and Mosley have selectedexperts from numerous areas in Web engineering, who contribute chapters whereimportant concepts are presented and then detailed using real industrial casestudies. After an introduction into the discipline itself and its intricacies,the contributions range from Web effort estimation, productivity benchmarkingand conceptual and model-based application development methodologies, to otherimportant principles such as usability, reliability, testing, processimprovement and quality measurement. This is the first book that looks at Webengineering from a measurement perspective.

The result is a self-containing, comprehensive overview detailing the role ofmeasurement and metrics within the context of Web engineering. This book isideal for professionals and researchers who want to know how to use soundprinciples for the effective management of Web projects, as well as for coursesat an advanced undergraduate or graduate level.

Key Features

• Benchmarking  
• Model-Based Application Development
• Performance Measurement  
• System Reliability
• Web Application Development  
• Web Effort Estimation  
• Web Engineering
• Web Usability

Editor Bio(s)

Mendes, Emilia; Mosley, Nile (Eds.)

ISBN: 3-540-28196-7
Pub Date: 2006
Format: Book