Future Proof Applications
The paragraphs below describes W3Schools' vision about
future Internet Distributed Applications.
Applications must Support Future Changes
Applications must be aware of future changes and gracefully adjust to changes in
either the amount of services or in the exchange format. The application and the
data exchange
format must support both extensions, removed elements and version
controls. Our best suggestion is to use XML with an XML Schema.
Applications must Scale and Relocate
Applications must be able to scale from supporting a few to many thousand
requests per day. Server services must be able to spread from one server to
many, or to move from one server to another without breaking the
application. Our best suggestion is to make server services independent of physical
server, and to use standard Internet Uniform Resource Locators (URL) or a
directory service to locate the services.
Applications must Support other Applications
Applications should be able to cooperate with other applications. Our best
suggestion is create all applications with the same rules, and to link
applications together with standard Internet links.
Applications must Support Future Internet Standards
Applications should be made ready to support the new Internet Standards as
they emerge from W3C.
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