Software Development Frameworks, Process’s, Methods, or Philosophies

• Agile Software Development
  Extremely popular at the moment, Agile tries to minimize risk by developing software in short iterations. Each iteration is a small project in itself.
  http://www.agilealliance.com/



• Agile Unified Process (AUP)
  A simplified version of the Rational Unified Process. It is based around four phases: Inception, Elaboration, Construction, Transition.
  http://www.ambysoft.com/unifiedprocess/agileUP.html
  Best Practice
  The best way to get a specific outcome your looking for.



• Constructionist design methodology (CDM)
  A methodology used to develop cognitive robotics, artificial intelligence systems, and communicative humanoids.
  http://www.mindmakers.org/projects/CDM



• Cowboy Coding
  Your screwed, well.. I guess unless your trying to learn something new, some quick solution for an extremely small problem, or seeing if something might work.
  http://www.monster.com/



• Design by Use (DBU)
  A software development technique that helps if your working with multiple teams building components that will be integrated to build a larger system. Communicate early and integrate immediately.



• Design-Driven Development (D3)
  An Agile process for creating really cool and innovative requirements to build awesome solutions. Works really nicely with SCRUM and XP.



• Don’t repeat yourself (DRY) or Once and Only Once (O3)
  Process philosophy aimed at reducing duplication.
  http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DontRepeatYourself



• Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
  A framework based originally around Rapid Application Development, now an agile method based around continuous feedback from users and responds nicely to changing requirements.
  http://www.dsdm.org/



• Extreme Programming (XP)
  A set of rules to run a team based around: Communication, Simplicity, Feedback, Courage, and Respect. This is done by: Coding, Testing, Listening, Designing.
  http://www.extremeprogramming.org/



• Pair Programming
  An extreme programming practice, works great! Two programmers working side-by-side, alternating turns on the keyboard and mouse, while the other watches and analyzes.
  http://pairprogramming.com/



• Iterative and Incremental Development
  The idea of developing software systems incrementally, giving time for developers to learn from earlier releases.
  http://c2.com/cgi/wiki/wiki?HistoryOfIterative



• KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid)
  Everything should be done as simple as possible.



• MIT Approach (Worse is better)
  Simplicity of the interface is the most important than anything else, even correctness, completeness, and consistency.
  http://dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html



• Open Unified Process
  Part of the Eclipse Process Framework, it’s just an implementation of RUP and UP.
  http://www.eclipse.org/epf/



• Quick-and-Dirty
  A crude solution or programming implementation that is imperfect, inadequate, but solves the problem, or masks the problem, at hand.



• Rational Unified Process (RUP)
  A well known refinement of the unified process, it is an iterative software development process created by Rational Software Corporation (now a division of IBM).
  http://www.rational.com/



• Scrum (management)
  Agile methodology wrapping extreme programming.
  http://www.controlchaos.com/



• Spiral model
  Combines top down and bottom down methodologies.
  http://www.sce.carleton.ca/faculty/ajila/4106-5006/Spiral%20Model%20Boehm.pdf



• Software Scouting
  Experiment before building (proof of concept, prototypes, mocks, simulations, etc.).



• Test-driven development (TDD)
  Write test case first, then write code that passes the test.
  http://www.nunit.org/



• Unified Process
  Iterative and incremental software development process framework that can and should be customized before use by any organization.



• Waterfall Model
  Requirements, Design, Implementation, Verification, Maintenance.
  http://www.it-director.com/content.php?articleid=12686



• Worse is better (New Jersey style)
  Simplicity over correctness.
  http://dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html



• You Ain’t Gonna Need It (YAGNI)
  Never add functionality until it is necessary.