Recently the nature of software applications has undergone rapid change. In the recent past most software developers where writing applications for desktop computers or for servers. The recent changes are largely due to the widespread public acceptance and use of the internet and mobile devices. - Software developers need to continually update their skills to take account of public demand for internet connected (or at least distributed) software applications.
Some examples of recent trends with regard to the nature of software applications are outlined below. - Note that many of the terms are new and hence their meaning is still evolving.
- In addition many applications fall into a number of the following categories.
- For example, Facebook is an example of a web-based collaborative environment and is also a web 2.0 tool.
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