The Direwolf Inside You: End User Development for Heterogeneous Web of Things Appliances

摘要

Mobile computing devices like smartphones have become a commodity. They are very convenient when connecting to ubiquitous Web of Things (WoT) appliances. However, WoT manufacturers are challenged to provide Web application interfaces for a multitude of mobile platforms in a short time. Moreover, end users are required to install dedicated Web apps for giving them access to these emerging technologies. To overcome this situational overburdening efforts, end user development in the form of component-based Web mashups has already been applied successfully in various domains. In this paper, we envision a framework for letting users create situational applications for opportunistic device usage. We explore the recent Web Component group of W3C recommendations as a foundation for peer-to-peer cross-platform, cross-application and cross-user Web applications. Our preliminary experiences may help the Web engineering community to build better Web infrastructures for a heterogeneous device landscape.