A New Web Application Extensibility Platform

Abstract

We propose a novel platform for extensibility of web applications based on the design principle of Separation of Concerns. The major features of the proposed platform are Integration Simplicity, UI Consistency via a library of CSS styles, Code Transparency, Zero-effort upgrade and deployment, and Seamless two-directional data exchange using standard single sign-on protocols. The proposed platform has the potential to greatly simplify and standardize the development of web applications, and to significantly reduce the total cost of ownership for web applications.