@INPROCEEDINGS{Hanus21PADL,
author    = "Hanus, M.",
title     = "Lightweight Declarative Server-Side Web Programming",
year      = "2021",
pages     = "107-123",
booktitle = "Proc. of the 23rd International Symposium on
             Practical Aspects of Declarative Languages (PADL 2021)",
publisher    = {Springer LNCS 12548},
abstract = {
Web interfaces are an important part of many applications
but their implementation is full of pitfalls
due to the client/server nature of web programming.
This paper presents a lightweight approach to web programming
based on a standard infrastructure, in particular,
the common CGI protocol between client and server.
No specific additions are necessary on the server side.
Our approach exploits declarative programming features to provide
a high-level API for server-side web scripting.
This API allows to check many programming errors
at compile time by using
functional (static typing, higher-order functions) as well as
logic (free variables) programming features.
Together with further abstractions, like session handling, persistence,
and typeful database access, it is used for non-trivial web applications.
}
}