- A development methodology is simply the framework you use to structure the work to build the product. These methodologies are really more about project management not just how developers write code.
- We'll touch on two of the most popular software development methodologies with Waterfall and Lean or Agile. We're going to focus on various software development methodologies but many of the same principles apply to hardware development as well.
- At one end of the spectrum, you have workflows where you, the product manager, create a detailed spec. And the engineering team disappears for months, likely more than you anticipated.
- Reemerging with the product built exactly as specified. At the other end, the engineering team divides the project into the small task possible.
- Programmers work in pairs on the same computer to complete one task in some cases. And then they come back to see what tasks they should do next. The next up task might change while the programmers are working on their current task.
- We'll explore these software development methodologies in more details in the upcoming lectures on Waterfall development and Lean or Agile development.
