Software development methodologies, trends and implications: A testing centric view

Information Technology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1747-1753

  Zhang, Xihui ^a   Hu, Tao ^b   Dai, Hua ^c   Li, Xiang ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b King College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^d EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agile methods; Life cycle models; Software development methods and models; Software testing

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE TESTING;

AGILE METHODS; ITS EFFICIENCIES; LIFE CYCLE MODEL; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT METHODS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 78651356513     PISSN: 18125638     EISSN: 18125646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2010.1747.1753     Document Type: Article

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