Rapidly building synchronous collaborative applications by direct manipulation
Guruduth S. Banavar, Sri Doddapaneni, Kevan L. Miller, Bodhi Mukherjee · 1998
Msting GUI btider technology supports btiding user interfaces for interactive applications via direct manip ulation.However, it is notoriously ~ctit to btid the underlying data sharing and application logic for rmdti-user synchronous co~aborative applications.This paper describes a co~ection of very high-levd software components, bfit using the JavaBeans component standard, that enables domain experts and application dsigners to rapi~y bfid entire co~aborative apphcatiorts via Visual progr arnming -drag-and~op, customization and wiring.Our component suite supports conference setup, awareness, data sharing, media streaming, acc~s synchronization, and tempordy coordinated media and event streams.TVe ~nstrate that the task of btiding non-trivia mdti-user applications using this approach is si@-tly s"np~ed. Ke~ordsRapid Application Devdopment, Visud"Rogramming, Software Components, Java Beans, ~en&Server Synchronous CoUaboration ~TRODUCTIONAs the use of distributed applications is becoming more widespread in today's networked world, the relevance of synchronous collaboration is sharply increasing.Users in a number of application domains are seeking syn-&onous co~aboration ~pabiities within their appfi-cation~.The requirements of this broad range of a~ p~cations me diverse enough that a 'one size fits d" approach to b@ding applications is no longer satisfactory.Our qerience suggests that rapid turnaround of customized co~aborative applications is critid to meet this incressed demand for synchronous co~aboration.Permission to make di~tal or hard copies of d] or part ofthis \\-orkfor personal or cl~aom use is granted without fee protided that copies are not made or dis~%uted for profit or commercial adv-antageand that copies bar this notice and tie fill citation on tie fmt paga To copy orhmlisa to Tepubtish.topost on swera or to rdlsmiute to ~sts, rquires prior ~etific permission and!or a f= CS~V 98 Sattle Ii'zshington GSA Cop~fight AChI 199S 1-5S1134094/9S/1 1...S5.00 . .