Hi,

Could anybody please tell me which of the SDLC models does this TBH site follow? Can we say it follows the classic life cycle model or waterfall model?
Thanks for any clarifications!

To answer your question directly, I don't think we can say for sure, as none of us were there when it was being developed. However, I will say that whem "most" people say SDLC, they almost always mean "waterfall".

Anyway, SDLC is kind of a systems analysis thing. I don't know how many SAs hang out here, but probably not many.

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hi Lee,

Thanks for the reply..I was just curious to know what methodologies we usually follow for .Net web applications. I always think of only SDLC but not aware of other ones. Anyways I dont think it is a relevant question to ask here as we dont know which was actually followed when it was being developed as you say. Thanks again!

I'll throw in my 2¢ on this.

The SDLC is not strictly affiliated with any specific methodology. It may have first come into acceptance with Waterfall, but it is by no means limited to Waterfall. In reality SDLC is a recognition and formalization of the different stages of a software project, from inception through retirement.

The many various development methodologies tend to stress, focus, or give more importance to different stages of the SDLC. About the only thing that the various methodologies agree on is that pure Waterfall is dead because it doesn't work for the vast number of typical projects. About the only exception is for a decades long project for some deep space program.

For current, real-world .NET projects some form of iterative development is most common whether that be an informal process or a more formal SCRUM or Agile process.

Steve

Steve,

Thanks for sharing your ideas on this.