Web Site Engineering
Beyond Web Page Design
Published on 14. May 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-13-650920-2 (ISBN)
Description
As web sites become more complex, evolve beyond "brochure-ware," and involve real programming and not just html tags, web developers are quickly finding out that web site development is not just web page design but that the principles of good software development/software engineering should be applied. This is one of the first wave of books to apply software engineering principles to web site consruction (internet, intranet, and extranet examples) in order to ensure web sites that are robust, secure and that they scale as an organization's needs grow. This book attempts to define a "methodology" to follow in building web site software by examining where traditional software engineering principles can be applied and where these do not apply and new methods have to be forged.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-650920-2 (9780136509202)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Thomas A. Powell is President of Powell Internet Consulting and Director of the Web Publishing Program at the University of California, San Diego.
Dominique Cutts is a project manager at Powell Internet Consulting.
David Jones is a project manager at Powell Internet Consulting.
Dominique Cutts is a project manager at Powell Internet Consulting.
David Jones is a project manager at Powell Internet Consulting.
Content
1. Introduction: Evolution of Web Site Design.
Web Design. Generations Don't Matter, Purpose Does. Initial Failure of Web RAD. Summary.
2. Software Engineering Principles and the Web.
Web Sites as Software. Current Practices in Web Development. The Need for Process. Process Models. Beyond Process. Web Engineering Is Not Software Engineering. Summary.
3. The Medium of the Web.
Networked Communication. Overview of a Web Session. Components of the Web Medium. Summary.
4. Problem Definition, Concept Exploration, and Feasibility Analysis.
Understanding the Problem. Writing the Problem Definition. Concept Exploration and Feasibility-The Whirlpool Approach. Answering the Problem Definition: The Overall Purpose. Establishing a Measurement of Success. Logistics. Summary.
5. Requirements Analysis and Specification.
Classifying the Site. Requirements Analysis. Specification. Estimation and Resource Requirements. Conclusion.
6. Designing the Web Site and System.
What Does Web Design Include? Information Design. Web Site: Application versus Information. Program Design. Structured Design. Choosing a Design Approach. Navigation Design. Graphic Design. Network/Server Design. Summary.
7. Implementation: Building a Web Site.
Programming Technologies. Client-Side Technologies. When to Use Client-Side Technologies. Server-Side Technologies. When to Use Server-Side Technologies. Content Technologies. Development Tools. Assembling the Beta Site. The Implementation Process. Developer Test. Summary.
8. Web Testing.
Issues with Testing. Realistic Testing. Test Plans and Procedures. Functionality Testing. Content Testing. User Test: Usability and Beta Testing. The Result of Testing. Summary.
9. Post-Development: Promotion and Maintenance.
Promotion and How People Find Sites and Information. Maintenance. Using Feedback to Grow or Modify a Web Site. Summary.
10. Beyond Web Site Engineering.
Real Life: That Which Can't Be Planned For. Defending Web Projects. Politics. Web Sites Affect Organizations. Staying In Bounds. Summary.
Index.
Web Design. Generations Don't Matter, Purpose Does. Initial Failure of Web RAD. Summary.
2. Software Engineering Principles and the Web.
Web Sites as Software. Current Practices in Web Development. The Need for Process. Process Models. Beyond Process. Web Engineering Is Not Software Engineering. Summary.
3. The Medium of the Web.
Networked Communication. Overview of a Web Session. Components of the Web Medium. Summary.
4. Problem Definition, Concept Exploration, and Feasibility Analysis.
Understanding the Problem. Writing the Problem Definition. Concept Exploration and Feasibility-The Whirlpool Approach. Answering the Problem Definition: The Overall Purpose. Establishing a Measurement of Success. Logistics. Summary.
5. Requirements Analysis and Specification.
Classifying the Site. Requirements Analysis. Specification. Estimation and Resource Requirements. Conclusion.
6. Designing the Web Site and System.
What Does Web Design Include? Information Design. Web Site: Application versus Information. Program Design. Structured Design. Choosing a Design Approach. Navigation Design. Graphic Design. Network/Server Design. Summary.
7. Implementation: Building a Web Site.
Programming Technologies. Client-Side Technologies. When to Use Client-Side Technologies. Server-Side Technologies. When to Use Server-Side Technologies. Content Technologies. Development Tools. Assembling the Beta Site. The Implementation Process. Developer Test. Summary.
8. Web Testing.
Issues with Testing. Realistic Testing. Test Plans and Procedures. Functionality Testing. Content Testing. User Test: Usability and Beta Testing. The Result of Testing. Summary.
9. Post-Development: Promotion and Maintenance.
Promotion and How People Find Sites and Information. Maintenance. Using Feedback to Grow or Modify a Web Site. Summary.
10. Beyond Web Site Engineering.
Real Life: That Which Can't Be Planned For. Defending Web Projects. Politics. Web Sites Affect Organizations. Staying In Bounds. Summary.
Index.