(1) (Rapid Application Development) Developing systems incrementally and delivering working pieces every three to four months, rather than waiting until the entire project is programmed before implementing it. Over the years, many information projects have failed, because, by the time the implementation took place, the business had changed.
RAD employs a variety of automated design and development tools, including CASE, 4GLs, visual programming and GUI builders, that get prototypes up and running quickly. The term was coined years ago by industry guru James Martin and focuses on personnel management and user involvement as much as on technology. Joint application development (JAD) is another RAD concept.
(2) (Rapid Application Development) A term applied to development tools to refer to any number of features that make programming easier.
RAD employs a variety of automated design and development tools, including CASE, 4GLs, visual programming and GUI builders, that get prototypes up and running quickly. The term was coined years ago by industry guru James Martin and focuses on personnel management and user involvement as much as on technology. Joint application development (JAD) is another RAD concept.
(2) (Rapid Application Development) A term applied to development tools to refer to any number of features that make programming easier.
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