Rapid Application Development [Hardcover]

James Martin (Author)

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Primarily for the non-college market. Cutting edge topic for systems analysis and designers.

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• Hardcover: 736 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan Coll Div (May 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0023767758
• ISBN-13: 978-0023767753
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,029,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rapid Application Development Methodology, August 2, 2005

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Lee Richardson (Herondon, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rapid Application Development (Hardcover)

I have not read all of James Martin's book, but I have researched the topic, and the book talks about the Rapid Application Development software development methodology of which James Martin was the primary author. The methodology was developed by Dr. Martin in the late 1980's as a response to the non-agile methodologies of the 1970's such as the waterfall methodology. The primary problem of the previous methodologies was that larger applications took so long to build that requirements would change before the system was complete, resulting in unusable systems. Rapid Application Development (RAD) attempts to solve the problem through prototyping, iterative development, time boxing, small teams, an active management approach, and the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools. The RAD methodology is not as popular today as agile methodologies such as eXtreme Programming (XP), but it is still a valuable methodology in the right circumstances. I have put together an article about Rapid Application Development if you are interested in more information on the topic at (...)