Hi everyone! I’m a student currently working on a research activity for our Software Engineering class, and I’d really appreciate your insights. 😊
I’m looking to gather input from software developers, project managers, or engineers about the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) paradigms you’ve used in your past or current projects.
If you have a few minutes to spare, I’d love to hear your answers to these quick questions:
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What type of software did you develop? (e.g., mobile app, enterprise system, game, etc.)
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Which software development paradigm did your team follow? (eg. Prototyping Model, Spiral Model, Fourth Generation Techniques (4GT), Waterfall Model Agile Model, V-Shaped Model, Incremental Model, RAD (Rapid Application Development), Feature Driven Development (FDD), Big Bang Model, Scrum, etc)
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Why did you choose that particular paradigm? (e.g., client requirement, team familiarity, project scale, etc.)
Your input will be used for academic purposes only, and it would really help me complete this task with real-world insights. Thank you so much in advance!
How do you find such roles, coming from corporate roles this feels like it would be better for my mental health and WLB, plus your work contributes to scientific progress which feels better than just making rich people richer.
There’s many pathways to get there. In my case it’s a classic science career. Whether that is better for the WLB is likely open for debate. 🙈 There’s a growing understanding in science that there’s a need for tenured scientific programmers supporting the compute infrastructure and development. These roles are quite rare though and thus there is tons of competition. Long story short: It’s a challenge. The good thing is that there’s many jobs out there with the meaning we seek.