Rapid software prototyping

Rapid software prototyping is an iterative software development methodology aimed at improving the analysis, design, and development of proposed systems. The paper describes rapid prototyping at the system and software levels and reviews the characteristics of computer-aided prototyping. The authors then describe the state-of-the-art in rapid prototyping and discuss technologies that improve the future outlook for prototyping, such as prototyping languages, software reuse, and designer interfaces. To add some cohesion to the concepts, they describe the characteristics of a computer-aided rapid prototyping system. Finally, they provide summaries of the outstanding papers that comprise the rapid prototyping mini-track.<>