Questions tagged [development-process]
For questions relating to the process of developing software.
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What steps should I take to become familiar with a new code base? [duplicate]
I've joined a small software development team to work on an existing code base. While I am tasking myself with learning the required programming languages and actually reading the code, I'm wondering ...
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Always better to wait?
I've been wondering if this concept has a name and a consolidated theory behind.
If you need to build software, but you don't need it right now,
it's always better to wait because the technology ...
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If my development machine is slow and has low end specifications, why can't I just rent a VM on Azure? [closed]
I need 16GB RAM on my development machine to do some Android programming but I can't really afford to buy a new one. So, what's there to stop me from just creating a VM on Azure, use it for just a few ...
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How to improve my development strategy?
I am writing a program for Windows, which uses two databases. One is very big (dozens of tables and thousands of records) and comes from another program, but I only download data from it. Second is "...
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Proper development workflow for fullstack app with multiple developers?
Say that I am developing a web application that has the following structure:
An SPA web frontend (angular in my case)
Postgresql database with:
A bunch of initial data in CSV's and JSON's that need ...
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what is the job of Design Phase of SDLC?
I am confused, from what i have read the design phase has nothing to do with how the software looks like and its about how it should be build in the next phase which is the developement phase?
My ...
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What Comes First, Project Planning or Requirment Analysis?
By first, i mean i have read articles which puts project planning as the first phase of the sdlc.
In my opinion it should come after the requirement analysis and specification, because if you dont ...
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Prototyping in Spiral model
The spiral model is a risk-driven SDLC model. There are many diagrams that describes this SDLC model , here on of them :
As we can see there are many iterations (one for concept of operation, ...
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How is the spiral model to be understood?
I need to check my understanding regarding the spiral process model as it is confusing me.
According to my understanding, the spiral model is similar to the waterfall model with the activities as ...
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Is there any type of development platforms for systems which have both electronic and mechanical components together with software components?
I am starting to work in a company. In this company, we have a set of products. These products are inherently related and have many shared functionalities and parts. Each of our products consists of a ...
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How to structure the project documentation?
I just started our bachelor thesis, and want to ask you how to make a proper documentation.
There are two pieces of software in our project's scope: a microcontroller software (node), and a server ...
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Making software defect correction “fun” [closed]
Where I work we occasionally come across really challenging defects, which require a great deal of technical expertise, skill and patience to resolve. Getting our most talented engineers to work on ...
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Should developers do things that defeat strong-typing, kill intellisense and make it difficult for other developers to follow? [closed]
Just to clarify: This is not a rant. I'm genuinely curious and it's a genuine question our of straight curiosity. I want to become a better developer and even little details like this count.
So, don'...
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Why isn't TDD more popular in universities?
Recently, a person here asked a basic question about how to compute in Python all permutations of elements from a list. As for most questions asked by students, I haven't provided the actual source ...
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Do seasoned developers still have to deal with merge conflicts?
I am still a software engineer in training, but I have heard the following adage multiple times:
Good coders don't have to deal with merge conflicts.
Whenever I work on a project with others, I'm ...
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As a developer, how should I work differently in kanban vs scrum?
I am a junior back-end developer at a large company in the US.
At the moment, my 10-member team is changing its approach from Kanban to scrum (2 week sprints). My current way of working is this: I ...
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How to remember to re-use methods? [duplicate]
Perhaps this would be more suited for softwaredevelopment.se.com, but I'll ask here and risk getting my question closed.
From what I understand it is generally good practice to write small, atomic ...
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How important is it to have a consistent technological stack? [closed]
I'm trying to make a browser MMO game as a hobby project.
Currently, the server-side code is written in ASP.NET Core (this was not my choice; the game started as an academic project and the prof ...
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My project manager does not accept carry-over in Scrum - is that normal?
I am a developer working on a new mobile app for Android and iOS with a big backend component. We have been in three sprints of this project, and we use Scrum with all of its ceremonies (refinement, ...
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How to prevent bugs in business-level configurations with similar discipline as in source code?
We have a system that allows our clients to coordinate people (shoppers) so that they can delivery groceries within 45 minutes from the order creation.
Each client has a set of stores where the ...
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How to modify and compile ONLY few java files among many thousands and deploy? [closed]
This is basically a code development question that deals with frequent changes to one or more java files among many thousands.
A few years ago, as a software intern, I was given a large java / jsp ...
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How do I effectively build a Product on my on my public API?
I want to develop a new product on top of an existing public API. This will require functionality to be added to that API.
How do I develop and API for both public use (by other organisations) and ...
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Tool or strategy to remember code structure and where I left [duplicate]
I am working on multiple projects as a developer and second line support, It happens that I fix a bug on one project, test and deploy the change then leave the project for months and return back for ...
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How to manage updates after a release?
I wonder how should we manage the commits we make AFTER a version is released, according to SEMVER.
For example, I just released 1.0.1, now I have 2 choices:
Immediately change version to 1.0.2 and ...
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In TDD, should we specifiy all classes to implement before start coding
My team is interested to apply TDD in our next software project. We have a discussion about how many details should be specified in design specs before the developers start coding.
Some of us propose ...
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Decoupling User Stories in Agile Development
Based on what I've read, user stories are often cast in a "who", "what", and "why" format, i.e. "[Who] wants the system to do [What], so that [Why]". The "who" and "what" seem easy to grasp. For the ...
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How to distribute code reviews workload in a small team?
I have a small team where I'm largely the only person who reviews what goes into production and makes sure that the code introduced doesn't contradict business logic, no bugs etc.. I know a lot of ...
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What are the criterion to understand if someone used TDD?
I'm approaching the TDD methodology for software development, reading guides and writing simple applications, because a client of my company wants a software and asked to develop it using TDD ...
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How to handle interface change between back-end and front-end during development
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In our development team, we divide developers into back-end and front-end teams. To develop a feature for a website, the 2 teams have to work in parallel. We starts by analyzing the ...
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Streamlining development process of Linux C++ CLI app [closed]
On Linux Mint 19 with C++ compiler version: g++-8 (...) 8.2.0
I am compiling and running my project named: getPixelColor
Using a shell script:
#!/bin/sh
g++-8 -std=c++17 -Wall -Wextra -Werror -...
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Is there a recommended format for writing a technical debt story?
Our team is starting to refine a set of stories that cover components and UI as part of an upgrade to a newer version of Angular. These components will then be used to recreate screens in an existing ...
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Is it possible to represent an if statement in a system sequence diagram?
I'd like to highlight that this questions is about a System Sequence Diagram (SSD) and not a simple Sequence Diagram and of course any help would be appreciated!
I'm reading Graig Larman's book ...
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What is “premature abstraction”?
I've heard the phrase being thrown arround and to me the arguments sound completely insane (sorry if I'm strawmaning here, Its not my intention), generally it goes something along the lines of:
You ...
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Is QA/QC more related to proprietary softwares?
I'm not a software engineer, but I like coding for myself. Thus, I don't know what goes in IT companies.
Keeping the amount I spend on GitHub, I never heard of the term QA/QC in regards to open ...
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Should a (junior) developer try to push for better processes and practices in their development/IT team?
I'm a junior developer that is given the ability to help shape my team's processes if I can justify the change, and if it helps the team get work done. This is new for me as my past companies more or ...
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Turning a personal Python project into a releasable library
I'm an academic rather than a programmer, and I have many years' experience writing Python programs for my own use, to support my research. My latest project is likely to be useful to many others as ...
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Does it make sense to draw business processes when designing a software solution
We are working with the design of the software. It is piece already working developed from scratch again. My managers are telling me to draw the business processes. I doubt in this due the fact that ...
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Is there any good reason for not using the issue tracker 'properly'?
I am used to treating the issue tracker as a source of truth and an organisational memory. I use it to record what the issue is and what has been done towards resolving it.
I consider this to be ...
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Git branching model for teams with develop, test and deploy phases
A developed piece of code goes these phases in our team:
Developers write the code
Then they send it to testers
If tests pass, then testers send the change/new feature/bugfix to operations team for ...
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Will introducing a long standing Dev branch create unnecessary maintenance overhead?
I am seeing bad practices occurring in our version control where my colleagues are creating their own versioning system with stored procedures so that they can compare results before/after changes and ...
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How can I avoid always feeling like if I completely rebuilt my program from scratch I'd do it much better? [closed]
I have learned a significant amount of coding, however, it's always been in a scientific environment (not computer science), completely self-taught without anyone to guide me in the right direction. ...
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What is the difference between agile and incremental development process models
As the title implies , what is the difference between these both concepts? According to my understanding , Agile software process uses increments , where some requirements are first implemented and ...
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Why programs developed using incremental approach are difficult to maintain? [closed]
I am confused , Why Software that are developed using the evolutionary approach are harder to be maintained ?
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What Software Delivery Guidelines are appropriate when outsourcing?
I started working at a very small company that regularly (not too often) has to outsource some software developments. The external suppliers than have to deliver something.
As I now have seen is that ...
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Should I be unit testing during prototyping/preparing for beta?
I am developing a web application for an industry that desperately needs it. Working with a consultant in the industry, I’ve rapidly developed a prototype in 2 months that we will be testing with a ...
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How to ensure that solution will be delivered in time in accordance with the estimates?
Very often developers are asked to provide estimates (at least rough ones) when a solution or feature will be ready.
What steps development team should take to ensure that estimated solution will be ...
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What is a good definition of “clear code” for a checklist (specifically Scrum definition of done)?
My manager wants us to complete a checklist for a Definition of Done, where the checklist items are short.
What is a good way to phrase "code is clear" that might better imply that the code is ...
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What are the barriers that prevent widespread adoption of formal methods? [closed]
Formal methods can be used to specify, prove and generate code for an application. This is less prone to errors - thus mostly used in safety/critical programs.
Why don't we use it more often for ...
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Developing and debugging microservices locally
The use case:
I am working on a microservice based architecture and I am wondering how I am supposed to debug a microservice (with my IDE attached to it) on my local machine where I develop it.
The ...
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How to implement a development process with college students
At my first job as a software developer, my team used agile/scrum to manage our project workflow and it worked pretty good. I had some experienced mentors who set me on the right track - I owe them a ...
