Programming the Web - a search for APIs

We should ...

Actions

• Define a distributed model of computation that suits the Web.
• Define canonical (language-independent?) object models for ... resources, application domains ...

Positions

• APIs should be layered, open-ended, thread-safe, platform-independent, ...
• Configuration must be part of API.
• APIs must provide support for monitoring, notification and triggering.
• APIs should be avoided -- instead filter composition devices should be used.
• APIs should provide for callbacks, plug-ins, ...

Interests

• distributed objects
• plug-in components
• formalization of requirements and solutions

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