Specialize Process Models may take on one more characteristics of the previous models, however they are applied when a specialized software engineering approach is chosen. Component Based Development This model is similar to the spiral model in that it is evolutionary in nature, however some of the step specifics vary. Formal Methods Model Formal methods…
Prescriptive Process Models strive for structure and order in software development. They tend to occur sequentially with defined guidelines, however they may not be the most effective for changing systems. Waterfall The waterfall method, sometimes called the classic life cycle, is one of the best known prescriptive process models. Each step move you forward and…
A switch statement executes statements based upon the value of a variable. It is useful to replace a series of if statements, if the if statements are all looking for an equality value. The general form of this is below: Your variable must be an integer value, and must be enclosed in parentheses. The case…
If you want to do more complex decisions in C++ there are a couple of ways to accomplish this. We’ll look at three that are fairly common. Nested If Statements Inside of an if statement true block, or the else block for that matter, you can nest another if statement. This allows you to build…
C/C++ has a couple of different ways to perform selections. We’re going to start looking at some of these. As with most languages, C./C++ has a Boolean data type, called bool. This can be used directly with your conditions, or separately to store data. Relational Operators Since we will need to compare values, C/C++ gives…
Website reviews should be used as a learning experience for developers, both new and experienced. What is even nicer, is that you can easily review other peoples’ websites without needing to see their source code (unless it is a dynamic driven website) and this allows anyone to do a website review. Some common reasons you…
Before you start building any web page, no matter how simple or complex your project plans to be, it’s good to determine the needs of your website first. The design and needs of your project will often determine how you organize your site and start building it. The first thing to do is determine who…
First, only have one working set of files. It is easy to have copies of files in multiple locations. One copy might be on your personal machine, one copy on a thumb drive, and another on a school lab machine. Saving a backup copy is a good idea, in case something happens, but having multiple…
