Towards a mashup-driven end-user programming of SOA-based applications
Tobias Nestler · 2008
Recent technologies and standards in the field of Service-Orientated Architectures (SOA) have focused on Service-to-Service interaction and do not consider Service-to-User scenarios. This results in a lack of a service-consumer-orientation in order to empower the user to get easy access to the functionalities of services. The paper argues for the need of new concepts that extend existing mashup approaches to enable a more end-user driven application development. It presents an insight into existing mashup technologies and identifies shortcomings concerning the creation of more complex applications. The paper offers ways how to extend the existing concepts and shows their potential as a key technology for an end-user programming in the field of SOA. The empowerment of the actual service consumer can bridge the gap between the user and the service infrastructure.