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6. Patching the Web

Author : Marco Aiello

Published in: The Web Was Done by Amateurs

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The original design of the Web is based on stateless interactions and users following textual hyperlinks. Early in the history of the Web, this approach showed limitations and called for additions to the original set of Web protocols. We define some crucial additions as patches and present three major computational ones.

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Footnotes
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The website http://​www.​evolutionofthewe​b.​com displays a magnificent visualization of the evolution of the Web from its origin until 2012, highlighting the browsers’ lifespan, and the introduction of new standards and technologies.
 
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Metadata
Title
Patching the Web
Author
Marco Aiello
Copyright Year
2018
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90008-7_6

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