Development Process

[Phil McKracken]

I've been recently tasked to help come up with some development guidelines. I'm wondering what other developers use as there guidelines. We've looked in the MSDN and it gives some vague process with initial, conceptual, logical and physical phases. We'll probaly follow along that course but I would just like to know what other people do.
Thanks for your time

[parksie]

I usually go:

1.  Idea
2.  Plan data flow
3.  Design forms
4.  Back end coding

Yes, it's simple, and I tend to iterate between steps 3 and 4. I think the MSDN guidelines are a bit too contrived for any real situation, though.

[REM]

Here is how i do it.

1. Initial idea...
2. Design forms... make GUI look nice and pretty
3. Start on coding...
4. Leave project for 4 months, meanwhile starting another project...
5. Repeat the above steps until you have about 12 ongoing projects that need finishing...

Seriously. That is my way. I really need to finish one of my projects... Anyone else code like this?!?!?

Later

REM

[Tomexx]

Lol REM,
I'm fighting that bad habit of yours too. It's getting better but I still like to sit down without a well thoughtout plan & just start coding. Same goes for unfinished projects. Baaaaaaaaaad.
Gotta go just got a new idea for a project .

[Jop]

Tomexx, whe're like VB brothers have the exact same thing

[Paul282]

Buy a copy of "Code Complete"

That would be THE reference for what you are trying to do. Companies should fire programmers who haven't read it.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...356285-3976730

pretty cheap to (for a computer book or it's size)

At least check the comments out at amazon

[Phil McKracken]

Thanks for all your replys I think this is something where they expect some great revelation to come out of it and I don't see it happening. It 's as if I don't have anything else to do.

Phil

[Paul282]

how can there be revelations BEFORE you read code complete ??????????????????????????

[Phil McKracken]

I've already placed an order anyhow I wouldn't want to lose my job since I haven't read it yet.

[Paul282]

I've never worked in sales but I'd sell this book.

Years ago when I was but a sysadmin member a few friends of mine where Delphi/C++ programmers. they used to rave about this book.

only recently did I find out why. you'll be very happy with it I'm sure