Evolving hypermedia systems: a layered software architecture

Hypermedia systems are evolutionary in nature. This paper presents SEM‐HP, a model based on a semantic, systemic and evolutionary perspective, which facilitates the management of hypermedia evolution during the whole lifecycle process. Following the model the architecture of hypermedia systems can b...

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Published in:Journal of software maintenance and evolution 2002-09, Vol.14 (5), p.389-405
Main Authors: García-Cabrera, Lina, Rodríguez-Fórtiz, María José, Parets-Llorca, José
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer programs
conceptual schema
Evolution
Evolutionary
Hypermedia
hypermedia systems
Navigation
Readers
Semantics
Software
software evolution
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Summary:Hypermedia systems are evolutionary in nature. This paper presents SEM‐HP, a model based on a semantic, systemic and evolutionary perspective, which facilitates the management of hypermedia evolution during the whole lifecycle process. Following the model the architecture of hypermedia systems can be conceived as composed of three sub‐systems (conceptual, presentation and navigation) and two ion levels, the system level and the meta level (the first used by the reader and the second by the designer). The objective of this division is to achieve a good separation of concerns both in the development and in the evolution processes and to obtain a better understanding, thus facilitating the further development of tools. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1532-060X
1532-0618
DOI:10.1002/smr.262