Analysis of End-User Mashup Application in Web applications

Abstract

Mashup technologies that enable users to edit Web content are used to create end-user application development paradigms. It is not just a crucial technique that must be understood; it is also a crucial mechanism for developing effective end-user apps. It is recognised that consumers without computer programming experience can easily deploy and use mashup technology This paper describes research that aims to conduct an experiment to confirm this claim. Observable end-user application development requirements are also outlined, along with the research methodology and measuring techniques used to present the findings. The remix of a meta-application to evaluate mashup development employed two different Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), one from Flickr and the other from Google Map. The experimenters instructed the participants to create their own meta-application using any of the three mashup tools: Yahoo! Pipes, Intel Mash Maker, and Dapper. The findings disproved the notion that mashup development is simple enough for non-programmers to perform, demonstrating that creating mashup meta-applications is difficult for end users who lack programming and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) abilities.