V10 N2 Paper 1
Annals of the MS in Computer Science and Information Systems at UNC Wilmington
Fall 2016

A Case Study: Improving a Prototype Application to Current Development Standards  

Michael Fabbri

Committee

Tom Janicki (chair)
Devon Simmonds
Douglas Kline

Abstract

This study investigates the concerns that should be addressed when scaling source code from a single-developer prototype to a production code base with multiple active developers. The purpose of this study is to create a new foundation for a web application through selecting new a framework, configuring a deployment solution, analyzing the previous implementation, and managing the development process with multiple team members. In addition, this study addresses the supporting processes required for a production environment, such as the implementation of source control and initiating a development workflow. The web application used for this study was developed by multiple master’s students across five years with no professional oversight. This study describes the process that the organization used to create a productive development environment while rewriting the prototype application.

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Recommended Citation: Fabbri, M., Janicki, T, Simmonds, D., Kline, D. (2016) A Case Study: Improving a Prototype Application to Current Development Standards. Annals of the Master of Science in Computer Science and Information Systems at UNC Wilmington, 10(2) paper 1. http://csbapp.uncw.edu/data/mscsis/full.aspx.

V10 N2 Paper 1
Annals of the MS in Computer Science and Information Systems at UNC Wilmington
Fall 2016