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Creating Space Probe Seven
- The syllabus identifies the following approaches: structured, prototyping, rapid applications development, end-user development and a combination approach. The approach taken in this instance, involved teams of people, with varying expertise, coming together to create the final product. I would find it difficult to support the RAD or end-user approach in this instance. However, you should assess your answer is terms of the reasons you were able to give in support of your choice.
- Your table may need a little thought to construct as the article does not go through each step in turn and you may need to make some assumptions. Make sure you have included the decisions made as part of the actions, as well as the progress in constructing the software.
- I can easily see three advantages
(though there may be more). These relate to:
- access to the core of the application when developing the application;
- the need for an additional .DLL file in order to run the final application in VB;
- the ease with which Delphi handled the analogue interface.
- One of the critical issues to be addressed here is your view of the software market. Is multimedia included in everything? Where is this demand coming from do you think? Would a software company that did not include multimedia and special effects in its game be able to survive?
Creating software for yourself is great fun but if you wish to make a career out of it you need to have a good idea of the marketplace. What evidence do you have for your picture of the software marketplace–or is your answer based solely on your own point of view?
Good answers here will give their own viewpoint and support it with evidence from the marketplace, e.g. surveys, sales figures.
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