Methodology for single person developer

[fsltduk]

Hello !

I am sorry if this question has been asked elsewhere. I work in the C# domain. Most of my recent contracts have been single person developments i.e where I am the only developer working on a project from start to finish. And even when there is a team, I have been specifically contracted to work on a new project that no one else has the time for. My question is for other developers like me - what methodology do you use in such situations? Is it Agile / Waterfall / Prototype / Iterative / Mix of all ? Or do you use TDD / BDD / ATDD? How do you handle testing? Who tests your code ? And finally how do you do handover - do you write user manuals? Or code comments? Sorry if its a lot but just want to try and see what other freelancers/contractors do in situations such as these....

Cheers !

 

[CloudWalker]

 

[eek]

+1. I discuss it with the client and delivery what they want and are willing to pay for...

 

[SpontaneousOrder]

Hello !

hi.

Is it Agile / Waterfall / Prototype / Iterative / Mix of all ?

Whichever is the right tool for the job.

do you use TDD / BDD / ATDD?

Whichever is the right tool for the job.

How do you handle testing? Who tests your code ?

Whichever is the right tool for the job.

And finally how do you do handover - do you write user manuals? Or code comments?

Whichever is the right tool for the job.

 

[Unix]

As a contractor you need to be a bit like the T-1000 and morph into a replica of a typical permie and do things exactly how they do it just a bit better.

 

[SimonMac]

hi.

Whichever is the right tool for the job.

Whichever is the right tool for the job.

Whoever is the right tool for the job.

Whichever is the right tool for the job.

FTFY

 

[vwdan]

As a contractor you need to be a bit like the T-1000 and morph into a replica of a typical permie and do things exactly how they do it just a bit better.

Haha, this is quite apt. Just enough change to show you're better, but not enough that they freak out and start yelling "But but that's now how we've done it before"

 

[lilelvis2000]

Use whatever the other teams use damn it! And if they don't use anything..well don't use anything. Ur only a single developer ffs.

 

[Churchill]

Hello !

I am sorry if this question has been asked elsewhere. I work in the C# domain. Most of my recent contracts have been single person developments i.e where I am the only developer working on a project from start to finish. And even when there is a team, I have been specifically contracted to work on a new project that no one else has the time for. My question is for other developers like me - what methodology do you use in such situations? Is it Agile / Waterfall / Prototype / Iterative / Mix of all ? Or do you use TDD / BDD / ATDD? How do you handle testing? Who tests your code ? And finally how do you do handover - do you write user manuals? Or code comments? Sorry if its a lot but just want to try and see what other freelancers/contractors do in situations such as these....

Cheers !

Only two kinds of animal work in the "C# Domain", Steers and Queers!

 

[d000hg]

Use whatever the other teams use damn it! And if they don't use anything..well don't use anything. Ur only a single developer ffs.

Hack it and see? I think even 1-person teams - or some-times especially 1-person teams - still need structure and discipline.