Abstract An Application Programming Interface (API) provides a programmatic interface to a
software component that is often offered publicly and may be used by programmers who are …

The rapid growth in the number and diversity of Web APIs, coupled with the myriad of
functionally similar Web APIs, makes it difficult to find most suitable Web APIs for users to …

Modern software development builds on external Web services reuse as a promising way
that allows developers delivering feature-rich software by composing existing Web service …

After introducing the core constituents of mashups, the components, in this chapter we study
what it means to integrate different components into composite applications, that is …

As the number of Web APIs ever increases, choosing the appropriate APIs for mashup
creations becomes more difficult. To tackle this problem, various methods have been …

With the rapid development of Web2. 0 and its related technologies, Mashup services (ie,
Web applications created by combining two or more Web APIs) are becoming a hot research …

Web 2.0 refers to a new generation of web applications where individuals are able to
participate, collaborate, and share created artefacts. Despite the fact that Web 2.0 …

The development of modern Web 2.0 applications is increasingly characterized by the
involvement of end users with typically limited programming skills. In particular, an emerging …

Web mashups are a new generation of applications based on the “composition” of ready-to-
use services. In different contexts, ranging from the consumer Web to Enterprise systems …

Modern Web 2.0 applications are characterized by high user involvement: users receive
support for creating content and annotations as well as" composing" applications using …