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The Web Was Done by Amateurs: A Reflection on One of the Largest Collective Systems Ever Engineered

The Web Was Done by Amateurs: A Reflection on One of the Largest Collective Systems Ever Engineered

Aiello, Marco

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General ComputersProgramming

Publisher Price: $37.99

ISBN10: 3319900072
ISBN13: 9783319900070
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Jul 31 2018
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This book stems from the desire to systematize and put down on paper essential historical facts about the Web, a system that has undoubtedly changed our lives in just a few decades. But how did it manage to become such a central pillar of modern society, such an indispensable component of our economic and social interactions? How did it evolve from its roots to today? Which competitors, if any, did it have to beat out? Who are the heroes behind its success?

These are the sort of questions that the book addresses. Divided into four parts, it follows and critically reflects on the Web's historical path. Part I: The Origins covers the prehistory of the Web. It examines the technology that predated the Web and fostered its birth. In turn, Part II: The Web describes the original Web proposal as defined in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee and the most relevant technologies associated with it. Part III: The Patches combines a historical reconstruction of the Web's evolution with a more critical analysis of its original definition and the necessary changes made to the initial design. In closing, Part IV: System Engineering approaches the Web as an engineered infrastructure and reflects on its technical and societal success.

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