ColdFusion Development

This is a continuation of the ongoing TeraTech Development Approach from last month. 3. Database Review The data structures from step 1 are reviewed by the architects to determine if any redesign is required for the new system. The following factors will be considered: -Normalization of the data structures -Change the databse platform (ie convert […]

This is continued from last month in a continuation of TeraTech’s Development Approach 2. Discussion with users to review these artifacts produced in step 1 results in the discover of unneeded system functions and begins the process of identification of the new functionality missing from the legacy system. It is not unusual to find that […]

This is a continuation from last months discussion on Application Architecting, FuseCoding, Unit Testing, Application Integration, and Deployment in TeraTech’s Development Approach. The TeraTech methodology centers on the practice of documentation of our work and the placement of all development artifacts into a repository along with the source code. 1. System Decomposition -Capture all system […]

This is a continuation from last months installment of the TeraTech Development Approach. 6. Unit Testing As each fuse is coded, it is unit tested against the test harness. This gives the coder a way to ensure the correct behavior is produced by the fuse, without being in constant contact with the architect. 7. Application […]

This is a continuation from the ongoing discussion of TeraTech’s Development Approach. 4. Application Architecting Once the prototype is finished and approved by the system owners, the application architect constructs the application design or schema, identifying fuseaction and organizing them into circuits. Each fuseaction’s behavior is broken down into a set of fuses, and the […]

This is a continuation of the series in TeraTech’s Development Approach from last month. 3. Prototype/Front End Development A FLiP prototype is a clickable model of the finished application with dummy data and no backend behind it. Prototyping is the largest stepn in the FLiP cycle, generally taking up to 70% of the project’s elapsed […]

This is a continuation from the TeraTech Development Approach from last month. 1. Personas and Goals Who will use this software? Why will they use it? A persona is a precise description of the application’s user. Understanding the goals of the system users and owners (personas) and regular communication with them is essential for the […]

TeraTech has adopted the standard Fusebox Lifecycle Process (FLiP) methodology for managing the design and development of new software systems. The FLiP mehtod described below is the process for identification of system requirements through an interactive engagement with the client and system users. It has proven effective in reducing the often expensive efforts to identify […]