Software Engineering

Agile Methodology

An iterative approach to software development emphasising flexibility, collaboration, and rapid delivery of working software.

Scrum

An agile framework using fixed-length iterations called sprints for incremental product delivery with defined roles and ceremonies.

Kanban

A visual workflow management method that limits work in progress and optimises the flow of tasks through a system.

Waterfall Model

A sequential software development methodology where each phase must be completed before the next begins.

Technical Architecture

The design and structure of a software system's technical components and their relationships.

Design Pattern

A reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem within a given context in software design.

SOLID Principles

Five principles of object-oriented design promoting maintainable, flexible, and understandable code.

Domain-Driven Design

A software design approach focusing on modelling the business domain and aligning code with business logic.

Clean Architecture

A software design philosophy separating concerns into layers with dependencies pointing inward toward business rules.

Stress Testing

Testing a system beyond normal operational capacity to determine its breaking point and failure behaviour.

Technical Documentation

Written materials describing the architecture, design, APIs, and usage of software systems.

Database Design

The process of defining the structure, storage, and retrieval of data in a database system.

Evaluating a system's speed, responsiveness, and stability under various load conditions.

A technique that maps objects in code to relational database tables, abstracting direct SQL interaction.

Automatic memory management that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer referenced by the program.

The process of defining interfaces for software components to communicate with each other effectively.

A programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages in a program.

A programming paradigm where operations can proceed without waiting for other operations to complete.

Restructuring existing code without changing its external behaviour to improve readability and maintainability.

A systematic examination of source code by developers other than the author to identify bugs and improve quality.