 | | Word of the Day |  | | Daily updates on the latest technology terms | May 19, 2020 | | | cowboy coding | | Cowboy coding is an undisciplined approach to software development that gives programmers complete control over the development process. In this context, cowboy is a synonym for maverick -- a loner who does things his own way. The cowboy approach to coding typically focuses on quick fixes and getting a working product into production as quickly as possible. This type of coder may also edit code on a live production server, skipping over the formal processes for quality assurance testing, regression testing and documentation required by continuous integration and other Agile software development methodologies. An organization might permit cowboy coding because there are not enough resources to commit to the design phase or a project deadline is looming. Sometimes, however, cowboy coding is permitted because of a misguided attempt to stimulate innovation or because communication channels fail or there is little or no business stakeholder involvement or managerial oversight. Continue reading about cowboy coding... | |  | "The Rapid Application Design (RAD) methodology is actually a family of design methodologies. To some folks, RAD is a fancy name for the 'coding cowboy' approach, the idea of 'throw code at it until it works, don't bother with planning' which gives RAD an undeserved bad name." - Pat Phelan
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