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Understanding Ajax applications by connecting client and server-side execution traces

2012; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 18; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s10664-012-9200-5

ISSN

1573-7616

Autores

Andy Zaidman, Nick Matthijssen, Margaret‐Anne Storey, Arie van Deursen,

Tópico(s)

Web Data Mining and Analysis

Resumo

Ajax-enabled Web applications are a new breed of highly interactive, highly dynamic Web applications. Although Ajax allows developers to create rich Web applications, Ajax applications can be difficult to comprehend and thus to maintain. For this reason, we have created FireDetective, a tool that uses dynamic analysis at both the client (browser) and server-side to facilitate the understanding of Ajax applications. We evaluate FireDetective using (1) a pretest-posttest user study and (2) a field user study. Preliminary evidence shows that the FireDetective tool is an effective aid for Web developers striving to understand Ajax applications.

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