Development

Development Culture

Company strategy is establishing a highly efficient and productive culture by:

• Automating all repetitive processes;
• Establishing and documenting procedures for all common tasks;
• Considering every task as a project and properly documenting it so anybody can take on that task at any given moment;
• Adhering to company standards and policies.

Development Methodologies

• GDAO – Generated Data Access Objects - http://www.mallocinc.com/
• Agile Software Development - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development

Agile is just a “common sense” approach to development. This is just a guideline but not the rule. The key point is to be adaptable to current situation and requirements. Twelve principles underlie the Agile Manifesto:

• • Customer satisfaction by rapid delivery of useful software;
  • Welcome changing requirements, even late in development;
  • Working software is delivered frequently (weeks rather than months);
  • Working software is the principal measure of progress;
  • Sustainable development, able to maintain a constant pace;
  • Close, daily co-operation between business people and developers;
  • Face-to-face conversation is the best form of communication (co-location);
  • Projects are built around motivated individuals, who should be trusted;
  • Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design;
  • Simplicity- The art of maximizing the amount of work not done - is essential;
  • Self-organizing teams;
  • Regular adaptation to changing circumstances.