Web and Internet Application Development Tools

Cusick, J., “Web & Internet Application Development Tools”, Web Week ‘96

Web and Internet Application Development Tools Web Week ‘96 AT&T, Lucent Technologies, & Bell Laboratories New Brunswick, NJ November 21, 1996 James Cusick AT&T j.cusick@computer.org Abstract Web Week ’96 was a joint 4 day technical conference organized by AT&T and Lucent Technologies following the spin-off of Lucent. This document reflects the content that drove a Birds-of-a-Feather session on development tools for web development. The discussion covered the then current development tools available at the time. In this early period of web development many tools were just emerging and teams were not sure which ones might last or which ones to use for a given purpose. The research represented here led to the creation of technical standards at the time for use by application development teams within AT&T. Looking back today this list of over 250 tools and languages provides a historical reference regarding the available development technologies during the onset of the World Wide Web. Additionally, this document still provides a useful taxonomy of development tools for software applications and web development. Interestingly some tools are still in use today almost 2 decades later, however, the percentage of survivors is very small and generally limited to the tools that were leading at the time.

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Tool Reference List

Implementation Languages: Internet Capable (Recommended) PRODUCT VENDOR C N/A C++ N/A HTML N/A Java Sun JavaScript Netscape Perl N/A

Nouveau Web Tools PRODUCT FormulaOne InterAp Manage!IT NetObjects OpenWeb Speedware VirtuFlex Visual Internet Toolkit WebC WebElement SDK WebMate Foundation

Web Enabled C/S Tools PRODUCT Composer3/WebCenter Dephi C/S Suite Dynasty Development Environment Forte Web SDK Internet Builder JAM WEB Toolkit NetImpact Studio Openscape Pro

NOTES

VENDOR Visual Component California Software Imperative Internet Solutions Fusion Open Software N/A Internet Integration Tech Distinct Maximum Information NeuronData WebMate Technologies

NOTES OCX based strong email only negative eval resutls price, no HTML edit suite lock-in Dev Framework propt. lang OCX based 3-Tier, compiler issues IE overlap propt. database

VENDOR TI Borland Interntational Dynasty Technology

NOTES info n/a Pascal, vedor stability eval problems

Forte Borland JYACC Powersoft/Sybase Object Power

3-Tier, eval problems not shipping grand-fathered not shipping ActiveX Control Pad dup P a g e 2 | 10


Uniface Web Enabler Visual Basic Visual Magic VisualWave

Database Integration PRODUCT ColdFusion dbWeb HahtSite HyperStar Jasmine JDBC Libraries Mambo NetDynamics ObjStore DBconnect ODBC Engine ODBC SDK Quest Sapphire Web Tango WebGalaxy Info Ed. WebObjects Enterprise

Java Development PRODUCT Code Warrior Corel OfficeJV Cosmo Code ED for Windows Grinder HOPE Jamba Java Designer Pro Java Visual-Age Java Workshop JET (Java Enterprise Tools)

Compuware Microsoft Dynamics Research ParcPlace-Digitalk

4GL issues R5 not shipping Object modeling only smalltalk

VENDOR Allaire Corp Microsoft

NOTES eval underway effective, easy to use but limited (McGee) eval underway

HAHT Software VMark Software Computer Associates Intersolv Open Environment NetDynamics Object Design Jagg Systems Visgenic Level 5 Bluestone EveryWare Development Allen Systems Group NeXT Software

VENDOR Metrowerks Corel SGI Soft As It Gets P/L Pardigm Exchange Aladdin Software Eng Aimtech Bulletproof IBM SunSoft XDB Systems

immature under eval (good)

UNIX based 3-Tier, under eval (good) I-RAD not extensible (ziff) Objective C but powerful

NOTES MAC SGI only Class browser Java generation

slow, complex, immature

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JFactory Latte’/Interbase Mojo Visual Java OEW for Java Parts for Java Roaster Supercede Symantec Cafe TeamDeveloper Visual/J++ WebForce WebGalaxy

RogueWave Borland Penumbra Software Innovative Software ParcPlace Natural Intelligence Asymetrix Symantec Centura (formerly Gupta) Microsoft Silicon Graphics Web Rapid App Dev

RAD gui development Futureware

VENDOR Intelligent Environments Speedware Information Builders Apertus Technologies

NOTES Legacy access I-RAD, prpt lang Legacy access

Mozart Systems Pilot Sterling Software

MVS Frontware DSS access MVS Frontware (poor)

VENDOR WebLogic N/A Infospace DataViews

NOTES

IDE MAC excellent eval excellent eval SGI only not extensible (ziff)

Web-to-Legacy Access PRODUCT Amazon Autobahn EDA Enterprise Access: Web Edition MozNet Pilot Internet Publisher Star:View

Utilities: Reporting PRODUCT dbKona Krakatoa WebSequel WebXpresso

non-SQL reporting Java based Q&R 3D graphical data visualization

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Testing Web Testing PRODUCT Final Exam Internet Test HTMLCheck MOMspider MOMSpider PurePerformix/Web QA Partners SiteCheck STW/Web Test Web Validater W3Objects Weblint WebTest

VENDOR Platinum freeware free freeware Pure Segue Pacific Coast Software Software Research Eastern Systems WebTech

NOTES

link integrity Load Testing eval failed

Referential integrity for Web links free Mecury

Documentation & Content Creation Web Authoring PRODUCT AOLPRESS Backstage Designer Plus CorelWeb.Designer DeltaPoint QuickSite Frontpage GNNpress Hot Dog Pro HotDog32 HoTMetal Pro HTML AssistPro HTMLed Pro 32 InContext Spider Internet Assistant Netscape Navigator Gold PageMill Spider WebAuthor Webber

VENDOR AOL Macromedia Corel DeltaPoint Microsoft (from Vermeer) GNN Hosting Service Sausage Software Anawave Software SoftQuad Brooklyn North W3 Internet Services InContext Microsoft Netscape Adobe Systems InContext Quarterdeck Cerebral Systems Development

NOTES (Formerly Navipress?) various limits suite platform support eval excellent GNN server based eval underway eval undeway feature poor feature poor ease of use eval refresh eval poor platform support poor eval

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WebEdit WebEdit Professional WebOffice WebWriter

Document Conversion PRODUCT Corel Web.Transit Cyperleaf HTMLTransit KEYview PointPlus Maker Spider Web Presentation Service Web Publisher Pro Document Management PRODUCT @mezzanine Basis Intranet Solution CyberDOCS iManage Internet Intellecte/Business Web Licelink Intranet Suite NovaWeb Optix RightSite

NesBitt SmartDesk Bluesky N/A

poor eval

VENDOR Corel Interleaf InfoAccess

NOTES

price O/S 2 only

leader

N/A InContext N/A Ski Soft

VENDOR Saros Corp Information Dimensions PC DOCS Inc NetRight Technologies Interleaf OpenText Corp NovaSoft Systems Blueridge Technologies Documentum, Inc

NOTES

VENDOR Next Wave Software Netscape N/A GreyScale Sysetms InContext Iconovex

NOTES

Release & Support Web Site Utilities PRODUCT Alchemy LiveWire Pro Navisoft SiteMan 3 WebAnalyzer WebAnchor

Web Site Mgmt Web Site Mgmt Web Index P a g e 6 | 10


WebMapper WebMate/Foundation

NetCarta WebMate Tech

WorldGroup Xpire Plus

Galacticomm Bungalow Systems

Graphics Development PRODUCT ABC Quicksilver Photoshop Alchemey ASAP WebShow CorelWEB Gallery Director Egor Fractal Design Painter Freehand Grph Studio GIF Construction Kit Illustrator Imagegear ImageMan Liquid Motion PaintShop PhotoShop Picture Publisher Shockwave WebForms WebSuite Designer Ed. Xres

VENDOR Micrografx Adobe Systems Next Wave Software SPC Corel Macromedia Sausage Software Fractal Design Corp Macromedia Alchemy Mindworks Adobe Accusoft Data Techniques DimensionX JASC Adobe MicroGrafx Macromedia Q&D Software Development DigitalStyle Corp Macromedia

Web Util Web site management via dbase Web Site Mgmt

NOTES

Web art content GIF Animation Painter

High-end imaging tools

Recommended by BMD Recommended by pros Cheap but usable (Murphy)

Web art content not recommended (Murphy)

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OTHER INTERNET TOOLS

Analysis & Design Information Representation PRODUCT VENDOR ABC FlowCharter Micrograpfx Graph Layout Toolkit Tom Sawyer Software www.tomsawyer.com QuarkExpress

NOTES Relationship visualization Charting

Release & Support Web Site Utilities PRODUCT Alchemy LiveWire Pro Navisoft SiteMan 3 WebAnalyzer WebAnchor WebMapper WebMate/Foundation WorldGroup Xpire Plus

VENDOR Next Wave Software Netscape N/A GreyScale Sysetms InContext Iconovex NetCarta WebMate Tech Galacticomm Bungalow Systems

NOTES

Web Site Mgmt Web Site Mgmt Web Index Web Util Web site management via dbase Web Site Mgmt

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Languages: Internet Capable PRODUCT VENDOR Ada95 AppleScript Apple Awe CandleWeb BEF C C++ CCI CGI CMM Dylan Eiffel GEL Glyphic Script Codeworks HTML HyperTalk Icon Java Sun JavaScript Netscape (and Sun) KQML Linda Lingo Lisp Logo ML Modula-3 NewtonScript Obliq Perl Phantom Python REXX Sather ScriptX SDI Self sh, ksh, csh SIMPLE Crystaliz Sloth Crystaliz Smalltalk Tcl

NOTES

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Telescript Tycoon UserTalk VBScript Viola VRML WebScript

Frontier Microsoft

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