Introduction
During the past few years, Web applications have undergone an amazing transition. Not that long ago they were a relative rarity. Sites might have an email feedback form, or a search engine, or maybe even a message board. From there, we moved to a realm in which hundreds of companies centered around Web applications sprung up. Since then, the craze has died down some and many of those companies are no longer around, but Web applications themselves aren’t going away—indeed, they’re more common than ever.
These days, not only does nearly every company have a Web site, but most of them feature Web applications as well. Corporate intranets are also filled with Web applications of all kinds. More importantly, most software companies offer ...
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