Development Process Overview
Through our many years of experience building software, we've accumulated methodologies and principles which help us build quality software.
The experience and know-how we bring to our consulting services also make us excellent partners in development process consulting. We have experience in reviewing existing software and proposing changes to improve its reliability and stability.
Not only can we build great software for you, we can help your development teams improve their current software and teach them how to write better software in the future.
Listed below are our methodologies.
- Component-based Design
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The specifications are encapsulated by independent components. Software is designed to balance reuse and abstraction against the project goals, all the while optimizing maintainability.
- Design by Contract
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The specifications are built right into the code. Software publishes its assumptions instead of leaving its contract implicit.
- Test-driven Development
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Tests are a central part of building software. All component features have application-independent tests which can be run automatically and throughout development.
- Document Everything
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Software without documentation is not maintainable. Good naming conventions, logical designs and well-built tests help make code self-documenting. High-level tutorials explain how the different components are intended to work together.
- Code Reviews
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Finished code is reviewed before it is committed. Reviews make sure that the other parts of the design process were followed (documentation, tests, etc.) and that errors are fixed as quickly as possible.
- Automated Builds and Releases
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Low-overhead releases lead to faster turnaround and higher quality. Automated - or nightly - builds pinpoints software errors before they can become problems.
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