Browsers for Distributed Systems: Universal Paradigm or Siren's Song?

August 1998 • Technical Report

Robert C. Seacord, Scott Hissam

This report examines the technical issues relevant to incorporating web browsers as a component of a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) -based solution.

Publisher:

Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number

CMU/SEI-98-TR-010

DOI (Digital Object Identifier):

10.1184/R1/6572108.v1

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 technical report 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, severity, human factors, distribution, installation, upgrading, component-based development, runtime configuration management, and licensing.

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Seacord, Robert; & Hissam, Scott. Browsers for Distributed Systems: Universal Paradigm or Siren's Song?. CMU/SEI-98-TR-010. Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. 1998. http://resources.sei.cmu.edu/library/asset-view.cfm?AssetID=13111

IEEE

Seacord. Robert, and Hissam. Scott, "Browsers for Distributed Systems: Universal Paradigm or Siren's Song?," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Report CMU/SEI-98-TR-010, 1998. http://resources.sei.cmu.edu/library/asset-view.cfm?AssetID=13111

APA

Seacord, Robert., & Hissam, Scott. (1998). Browsers for Distributed Systems: Universal Paradigm or Siren's Song? (CMU/SEI-98-TR-010). Retrieved March 27, 2023, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://resources.sei.cmu.edu/library/asset-view.cfm?AssetID=13111

CHI

Robert Seacord, & Scott Hissam. Browsers for Distributed Systems: Universal Paradigm or Siren's Song? (CMU/SEI-98-TR-010). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 1998. http://resources.sei.cmu.edu/library/asset-view.cfm?AssetID=13111

MLA

Seacord, Robert., & Hissam, Scott. 1998. Browsers for Distributed Systems: Universal Paradigm or Siren's Song? (Technical Report CMU/SEI-98-TR-010). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://resources.sei.cmu.edu/library/asset-view.cfm?AssetID=13111

BibTex

@techreport{SeacordBrowsersfor1998,
title={Browsers for Distributed Systems: Universal Paradigm or Siren's Song?},
author={Robert Seacord and Scott Hissam},
year={1998},
number={CMU/SEI-98-TR-010},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
address={Pittsburgh, PA},
url={http://resources.sei.cmu.edu/library/asset-view.cfm?AssetID=13111} }

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