Web-based system evolution in model driven architecture

The complexity and size of commercial Web-based systems present a grand challenge to the traditional methodology of software evolution. The booming development of Web related technologies complicates the situation. This research presents a unified solution to Web-based system evolution, which consists of three components: Web-based systems understanding, Web-based systems representation and evolvable Web application framework. A comprehensive case study will be given to evaluate the proposed solution in different aspects. Conclusion is drawn based on analysis, which verifies the feasibility of the proposed solution. Further research areas are also discussed.