Rapid application development, known as RAD or rapid application building, is both a general term for adaptive approaches to software development and the specific name of a method devised by James Martin. RAD approaches place less emphasis on formal planning than traditional methods and more on an adaptive process, often building prototypes in place of, or in addition to, detailed design specifications. It suits software driven heavily by user interface requirements especially well, and the graphical user interface builders used to construct such software are themselves often described as rapid application development tools; other adaptive approaches to fast software development include the agile, spiral and unified models.
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Origin YearMartin developed the approach during the 1980s at IBM and formalized it with a 1991 book; 1991 is the year of formalization Core PrincipleAdaptive software development approaches, and James Martin's method of rapid development, favoring adaptive process and prototyping over heavy up-front planning 1 Rapid Application Development
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Is rapid application development the same thing as James Martin's method?
No. It is both a general term for adaptive approaches and the name of Martin's specific method, formalized in 1991.
Not exactly. The term rapid application development is used in two ways: as a general name for adaptive approaches to software development, and as the name of the specific method created by James Martin. Martin developed his approach during the 1980s at IBM, starting from the ideas of Barry Boehm and others, and formalized it by publishing a book in 1991, Rapid Application Development. This dual use has caused some confusion even among IT professionals, so it helps to distinguish RAD as a general alternative to the waterfall model from RAD as the specific method Martin created.
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Rapid application development (RAD), also called rapid application building (RAB), is both a general term for adaptive software development approaches, and the name for James Martin's method of rapid development.
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James Martin developed the rapid application development approach during the 1980s at IBM and finally formalized it by publishing a book in 1991, Rapid Application Development.
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Rapid application development (RAD), also called rapid application building (RAB), is both a general term for adaptive software development approaches, and the name for James Martin's method of rapid development.
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