Online CASE Tool for Development of Web Applications

Web based software ranging from full fledged distributed information systems, web based interfaces to larger classic information systems, web news portals and communities to dynamic websites of small companies is slowly but surely outnumbering the „static“ Web. Research shows that the majority of them is not built using any kind of structured, disciplined, quality assurance process although many web software development methodologies and some CASE tools have been developed, tested and proven effective in the last 5-10 years. Developers usually justify the absence of a process in their work by time limits, strict budgets, need for additional software, process learning period, etc. In this paper we propose a CASE tool for the development of web applications that is available and used online by developers and clients. In this way web developers would work in their natural (online) environment, using a tool that enforces a structured approach, clients would be included in the life cycle reviewing and giving feedback, thus yielding better quality web applications. Creating a web based CASE tool with a classic application usage paradigm requires the application of latest web 2.0. technologies integrated with the strict formal rules of BPM, ERA and other notations used in the software development process.