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Rapid application development
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<p>Rapid application development (RAD), also called rapid application building (RAB), is both a general term for <a href="/facts/Adaptive_software_development/uSJvTGY9">adaptive software development</a> approaches, and the name for <a href="/facts/James_Martin_(author)/osKGcBvC">James Martin</a>'s method of rapid development. In general, RAD approaches to software development put less emphasis on planning and more emphasis on an adaptive process. <a href="/facts/Software_prototype/cLqGURoM">Prototypes</a> are often used in addition to or sometimes even instead of design specifications. </p><p>RAD is especially well suited for (although not limited to) developing <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a> that is driven by <a href="/facts/User_interface/e9sPEWVD">user interface</a> <a href="/facts/Software_requirements/jv2xHFey">requirements</a>. <a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface_builder/nEGfulUQ">Graphical user interface builders</a> are often called rapid application development tools. Other approaches to rapid development include the <a href="/facts/Adaptive_software_development/uSJvTGY9">adaptive</a>, <a href="/facts/Agile_software_development/LDaISBAW">agile</a>, <a href="/facts/Spiral_model/hp10Hx87">spiral</a>, and <a href="/facts/Unified_Process/tgDRGCjG">unified</a> models. </p>