Waterfall Model

Software Engineering

The systematic application of engineering principles to the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software.

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.

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.

A system that records changes to files over time so that specific versions can be recalled later.

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

A deployment strategy where changes are gradually rolled out to a small subset of users before full deployment.

A database structured to recognise relations among stored items, organised in tables with rows and columns.

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

Testing the interaction between different software modules or components to verify they work together correctly.

Testing the complete application workflow from start to finish to ensure the system meets requirements.

A development practice where failing tests are written before the code that makes them pass.