Abstract (Bruce D. Shriver)
The computing landscape around us is changing dramatically -- from
stand-alone servers to server clusters, from fat clients to thin clients,
and from applets to plug-ins. Much of
the change is driven by the relentless growth in computer processing power
and communications bandwidth, due to advances in the semiconductor industry.
However, some of the change is also due to new, effective software
technologies. The result is the way in which we design, implement,
package, distribute, use, and maintain computer systems -- both hardware
and software -- is quite different from what was done just some few
years ago. This talk addresses some of substantive technical problems that
face us as WEB technology becomes increasingly and widely adapted for
applications ranging from mission critical systems to edutainment.
A number of "core technologies" are identified
and several systems related conjectures are offered both those in
universities and in industry.
Last modified: August 13, 1998.
Kim Skak Larsen
(kslarsen@imada.sdu.dk)