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What is your favourite phase of software development?

Survey period: 13 May 2013 to 20 May 2013

The fun bits of any given project vary with the project, but generally, of the following, which do you look forward to the most?

OptionVotes% 
Preliminary Analysis and defining the product876.08
Design and Architecture42029.37
Project startup: writing the first code23816.64
Main development: cranking code within the defined framework40928.60
Product finishing. All the little fiddly bits473.29
QA, Testing and fixing the broken bits352.45
Deploying and installation191.33
Maintenance151.05
Planning / designing new features725.03
Adding new features886.15



 
GeneralRe: Design and Architecture is usually the most challenging Pin
Marco Bertschi13-May-13 0:31
protectorMarco Bertschi13-May-13 0:31 
GeneralMissing option Pin
Mladen Janković12-May-13 23:50
Mladen Janković12-May-13 23:50 
GeneralMulti selection required. Pin
_Amy12-May-13 23:44
professional_Amy12-May-13 23:44 
GeneralSuggestion for next poll Pin
jim lahey12-May-13 23:11
jim lahey12-May-13 23:11 
GeneralRe: Suggestion for next poll Pin
Dan Neely13-May-13 8:53
Dan Neely13-May-13 8:53 
GeneralRe: Suggestion for next poll Pin
jim lahey13-May-13 21:53
jim lahey13-May-13 21:53 
GeneralMissed Option PinPopular
Nagy Vilmos12-May-13 22:25
professionalNagy Vilmos12-May-13 22:25 
GeneralRe: Missed Option Pin
Marco Bertschi13-May-13 0:29
protectorMarco Bertschi13-May-13 0:29 
What?
(I get that part with the party, but what on earth does a sheep at a Post development party?)
Also, you have to consider that post development is every time you stop working, so there must be at least two or three such parties a day.

GeneralRe: Missed Option Pin
Nagy Vilmos13-May-13 0:35
professionalNagy Vilmos13-May-13 0:35 
GeneralRe: Missed Option Pin
Marco Bertschi13-May-13 0:46
protectorMarco Bertschi13-May-13 0:46 
GeneralRe: Missed Option Pin
OriginalGriff13-May-13 9:44
mveOriginalGriff13-May-13 9:44 
GeneralRe: Missed Option Pin
Mike Hankey13-May-13 1:06
mveMike Hankey13-May-13 1:06 
GeneralRe: Missed Option Pin
thrakazog13-May-13 7:46
thrakazog13-May-13 7:46 
GeneralNeeds another option PinPopular
OriginalGriff12-May-13 21:39
mveOriginalGriff12-May-13 21:39 
GeneralRe: Needs another option Pin
vasil_ek12-May-13 22:11
vasil_ek12-May-13 22:11 
GeneralArchitecture and Design - To protect the project from being a PITA Pin
Marco Bertschi12-May-13 21:24
protectorMarco Bertschi12-May-13 21:24 
GeneralRe: Architecture and Design - To protect the project from being a PITA Pin
jim lahey12-May-13 23:27
jim lahey12-May-13 23:27 
GeneralRe: Architecture and Design - To protect the project from being a PITA Pin
Rob Grainger13-May-13 0:05
Rob Grainger13-May-13 0:05 
GeneralRe: Architecture and Design - To protect the project from being a PITA Pin
Marco Bertschi13-May-13 0:27
protectorMarco Bertschi13-May-13 0:27 
GeneralYes the main developement Pin
Prasad_Kulkarni12-May-13 21:15
Prasad_Kulkarni12-May-13 21:15 
GeneralProject Analysis and Definition... Pin
_Damian S_12-May-13 20:51
professional_Damian S_12-May-13 20:51 
GeneralMain development Pin
Amol_B12-May-13 19:47
professionalAmol_B12-May-13 19:47 

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