Reflections on MSE methodology: A Project-Based Approach

"Reflections on MSE methodology. For the philosophical minded, you can conduct reserach on different methodologies and do a comparative study."

Approach:

Explore various Multimedia Software Engineering methodologies
Use one as a basis for an application

Two constraints imposed on methodologies considered:

Focused on methodologies discussed in academic literature and in trade press (books, articles, web sites)

Methodologies have marketplace penetration
Likely to persist

Focus on so-called "lightweight" methodologies

"Heavier" approach is overkill for a one-person project lasting a few weeks
Also known as "Agile" methodologies

"Lightweight" methodologies considered both for:

General usefulness for application development
Specific usefulness in making a specific CGI application:
- Application allows user to construct a survey on the Web
- Features:
  - Text fields for client to input question text
  - Choice of pre-made response types for any question
  - User can add, delete, or modify questions
  - Survey can be saved and later retrieved
- To be implemented with PHP, Perl, or Python scripting