Fourth International Workshop on Web Site Evolution (WSE'02)
"Ceci n?est pas une pipe": Observations on the Nature of Webware
Montr?al, Canada
October 02-October 02
ISBN: 0-7695-1804-4
Contemporary research polarises web systems into one of two types; software and hypertexts. In this short paper we propose that web systems are hybrids that belong to a wider class of engineered artefacts that include these other types of system. A clearer understanding of the nature of web systems is required in order to improve their engineering quality.