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As Web technologies change and multiply fast, their comprehension, assessment, selection and adoption are likely to be increasingly difficult, accidental and sub-optimal. Most often, needs are both important elements in technology assessment/selection and drivers of technology proliferation and evolution. We believe a need-oriented organization of Web technologies, as presented in this paper, is a useful starting point for comprehending the multitude of existing and emerging Web technologies from an essential and stable perspective. We identify important technological needs in relation to a reference architecture for Web Applications, and show how different technological trends address each need. We hope the paper will be of interest to those who want to get a grasp of the Web technology landscape and understand major trends.
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Rajapakse, D.C., Jarzabek, S. (2005). A Need-Oriented Assessment of Technological Trends in Web Engineering. In: Lowe, D., Gaedke, M. (eds) Web Engineering. ICWE 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3579. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11531371_7
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