I predict that as more unconventional devices are integrated with the Internet, it will become increasingly important for websites to be easily accessible to non-human viewers. Here are a few topics to fire your imagination in this area:
Can you create a protocol that’s better than XML for transmitting information to webbots?
Is it possible to specify a communication protocol that works in all cases?
Is it more important for a server to adapt to a web client’s abilities or for a web client to adapt to the information coming from a server?
Ideally, how should a webbot interact with a botnet server, as discussed in Chapter 25?
What is the role of data security? Is there room for compromise in this area?