BACKGROUND. The term Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) is generally associated with
Web applications that provide the features and functionality of traditional desktop …

Web 2.0 and Beyond: Principles and Technologies draws on the author's iceberg model of
Web 2.0, which places the social Web at the tip of the iceberg underpinned by a framework …

Background: Model Driven Web Engineering (MDWE) is the application of the model driven
paradigm to the domain of web software development, where it is particularly helpful …

Abstract Model-driven Engineering (MDE) approaches are often acknowledged to improve
the maintainability of the resulting applications. However, there is a scarcity of empirical …

In the last years one of the main concerns of the software industry has been to reengineer
their legacy Web Applications (WAs) to take advantage of the benefits introduced by Rich …

Mockups are widely used to elicit and validate user requirements in web applications, and
several intuitive tools have been developed in recent years, actively involving the end user …

End-user development (EUD) is drawing an increasing attention due to the necessity of
users to frequently extend and personalize their applications. In particular, EUD in the …

There is a current trend in the industry to migrate its traditional Web applications to Rich
Internet Applications (RIAs). To face this migration, traditional Web methodologies are being …

Due to problems in correctly understanding user requirements the Information System (IS)
development community have recognised the need to involve end-users in the development …

Fast prototy** is a quick and cost effective development of a (minimum) viable version of a
software useful to some purpose (eg, requirements verification or design validation), which …