Abstract
Abstract:
Prototyping is growing as a requirements definition strategy. Data processing professionals are interested in learning prototyping and its implementation. The future of prototyping will consist of controversies, consultants becoming prototyping experts, prototyping products, and prototyping displacing prespecification. Prototyping will build a path for a fourth-generation development life cycle, which will provide the following benefits:; reduce application development risk, performance modeling to assure operational feasibility, rapid and responsive application, tactical software, and confirmation. A chart of a fourth-generation development life cycle is included.
