Performance Evaluation of a Modern Web Architecture

The past decade has marked a shift in Web development as users have become accustomed to Web applications with dynamic content and enhanced user experience. Different languages and technologies have been utilised to make way for such applications, gradually stretching existing standards and protocol...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of information technology and web engineering Jg. 8; H. 1; S. 36 - 50
Hauptverfasser: Lundar, Johan Andre, Grønli, Tor-Morten, Ghinea, Gheorghita
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Hershey, PA IGI Global 01.01.2013
Schlagworte:
API
Applications programs
Applied sciences
Architecture
Computer science; control theory; systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Design and construction
Effectiveness
Exact sciences and technology
Java (programming language)
Methods
Modularity
Networks
Performance evaluation
Programming languages
Protocol (computers)
Servers
Software
Software engineering
User experience
Web sites
Performance evaluation
JAVA language
Prototype
Hypermedia
Software architecture
Object oriented
World wide web
Javascript
Modular system
Scripting language
Transmission protocol
Client server architecture
Node.js
Web Architectures
End-user programming
Real time
Delivery lead time
Proprietary software
Standards
WebSocket
Programming language
Representational State Transfer (REST)
Internet
Performance
User behavior
AJAX
Software engineering
ISSN:1554-1045, 1554-1053
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Zusammenfassung:The past decade has marked a shift in Web development as users have become accustomed to Web applications with dynamic content and enhanced user experience. Different languages and technologies have been utilised to make way for such applications, gradually stretching existing standards and protocols to its limits. The field of Web development has been characterized by a lack of coherent architectural concepts, partly due to the absences of standard protocols that support modern communication styles. As a result of this, systems specifically designed for real-time data delivery have been required and realised with proprietary technology in the industry, consequently violating established software engineering principles such as modularity, consistency and simplicity. This paper explores how current Web technologies support the requirements of modern Web applications. A prototype application was developed in the last phase to demonstrate the efficacy of combining the WebSocket protocol and API together with the use of JavaScript as exclusive programming language at the client and server. Based on the findings of the research carried out it appears that the use of protocols and standards such as WebSocket, WebSocket API and Server-Sent Events caters for higher network performance, increased flexibility and standards compliance.
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ISSN:1554-1045
1554-1053
DOI:10.4018/jitwe.2013010103