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The inevitable demise of the Web (SICE, Vol. 21, Issue. 2)
| Content Provider | ACM Digital Library |
|---|---|
| Author | Berghel, Hal |
| Abstract | There is no doubt that the fastest growing part of the Internet is the World Wide Web. From its inception in 1990, the Web has established itself as the leading packet hauler on the Internet, passing beyond FTP, Telnet, WAIS Gopher and all of the other, more established Internet client protocols. The reason for this success is that the Web has established itself as the standard unifying environment for the Internet's digital riches.However, the days of the Web are numbered. The technology behind the Web is outdated already and may not survive the decade. The current growth rate, which some estimate at 15% per month, suggests that if the end of the Web is to come soon, it will likely be cataclysmal. If this seems unrealistic, consider that this fate befell Gopherspace. As Figure 1 shows, Gopher lead the Web in packet volume as late as March, 1994. In the following twelve months Gopher presence on the Internet all but disappeared. Life cycles are accelerated to frightening paces on the Internet. |
| Starting Page | 19 |
| Ending Page | 22 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | |
| ISSN | 15581144 |
| DOI | 10.1145/220230.220241 |
| Journal | ACM SIGICE Bulletin (SICE) |
| Volume Number | 21 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Publisher Date | 1996-09-01 |
| Publisher Place | New York |
| Access Restriction | One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
