From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FROM_WORDY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,17c02346e2b592d9 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-10-10 21:41:29 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!europa.netcrusader.net!205.252.116.205!howland.erols.net!nntp.flash.net!news.flash.net!not-for-mail From: "Ken Garlington" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <8rvov4$imr$1@nnrp1.deja.com> Subject: Re: Software design and development methods? X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 04:41:29 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.215.83.104 X-Complaints-To: abuse@flash.net X-Trace: news.flash.net 971239289 216.215.83.104 (Tue, 10 Oct 2000 23:41:29 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 23:41:29 CDT Organization: FlashNet Communications, http://www.flash.net Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:1148 Date: 2000-10-11T04:41:29+00:00 List-Id: wrote in message news:8rvov4$imr$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > This isn't really an Ada question, but I think I'm likely to get more > good info and less nonsense asking it here than in almost any other > group. My question is how does an individual, or a small company with > limited resources, improve the software design and development process > beyond an ad-hoc collection of self-discovered "methodologies". What, > for example, are the -right- ways to do a requirements analysis, create > a functional specification and come up with a program framework? What > is the right way to create a test plan? For an individual, consider the Personal Software Process (PSP). For a small company, consider the Team Software Process (TSP). These won't really answer all your questions, but they will give you an approach to improve the answers.