Design-First Development Platform
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A Design-First Development Platform is a software development platform that enables visual specification creation before implementation generation to support specification-driven development.
- AKA: Design-First Platform, Specification-First Development Platform, Visual-First Platform, Design-Driven Development Environment.
- Context:
- It can typically support Design-First Specification Creation through design-first visual modeling and design-first diagram notation.
- It can typically enable Design-First Behavior Definition via design-first interaction specification and design-first flow description.
- It can typically provide Design-First Constraint Expression using design-first rule definition and design-first validation criteria.
- It can typically facilitate Design-First Structure Modeling through design-first component relationships and design-first data models.
- It can typically maintain Design-First Consistency Checking via design-first completeness verification and design-first conflict detection.
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- It can often generate Design-First Implementation Artifacts through design-first code synthesis and design-first configuration creation.
- It can often support Design-First Requirement Tracing via design-first dependency tracking and design-first impact analysis.
- It can often enable Design-First Simulation Capability using design-first behavior preview and design-first interaction testing.
- It can often provide Design-First Documentation Generation through design-first specification export and design-first diagram rendering.
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- It can range from being a Domain-Specific Design-First Development Platform to being a General-Purpose Design-First Development Platform, depending on its design-first application scope.
- It can range from being a Formal Design-First Development Platform to being an Informal Design-First Development Platform, depending on its design-first specification rigor.
- It can range from being a Static Design-First Development Platform to being an Executable Design-First Development Platform, depending on its design-first runtime capability.
- It can range from being a Individual Design-First Development Platform to being a Collaborative Design-First Development Platform, depending on its design-first user coordination.
- It can range from being a Simple Design-First Development Platform to being a Comprehensive Design-First Development Platform, depending on its design-first feature completeness.
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- It can support Design-First Problem Decomposition for design-first complexity management.
- It can enable Design-First Solution Exploration for design-first alternative evaluation.
- It can facilitate Design-First Verification Activity for design-first correctness assurance.
- It can provide Design-First Communication Medium for design-first stakeholder alignment.
- It can implement Design-First Knowledge Capture for design-first decision documentation.
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- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- Code-First Development Platforms, which begin with implementation writing rather than design-first specification.
- Ad-Hoc Development Platforms, which lack design-first planning phases.
- Exploratory Programming Platforms, which emphasize iterative discovery over design-first specification.
- Prototype-Driven Platforms, which prioritize working prototypes over design-first models.
- See: Software Development Platform, Software Design Task, Software Specification Task, Visual Development Method, Model-Driven Development, Software Prototyping Task, Development Approach Selection Task.