A development method for user interfaces of rich internet applications

Current web development remains attached to the classic web page paradigm. However, new ways of using known technologies, besides the asynchronous communication, have evolved into a new generation of web applications: Rich Internet Applications (RIA). RIAs are web applications that achieve user expectations in terms of usability, reliability, quality, maintainability and performance. This work presents a methodology for developing User Interfaces of RIAs. This methodology follows a model driven approach and it is supported by the User Interface Description Language UsiXML.

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