无代码开发的需求工程（RE4NCD）：危机期间快速应用程序开发的案例研究

IF 3.8 2区计算机科学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Information and Software Technology Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI:10.1016/j.infsof.2025.107724

Meira Levy , Irit Hadar

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摘要

近年来，出现了一种新的开发方法，用于支持低代码或无代码开发（NCD）的平台的快速应用程序开发（RAD）。这种方法是为编码经验有限或没有编码经验的开发人员设计的，目的是实现非常短的部署时间。需求工程（RE）和设计阶段通常在RAD期间被忽略，因此在确保严格、可持续和灵活的应用程序方面提出了挑战。目的提出一种非传染性疾病的RE方法（RE4NCD），该方法既尊重非传染性疾病进行的局限性，又能确保更严格的开发和结果。方法一项参与性案例研究旨在探索在“星期一”NCD平台上执行的RAD过程，并据此开发RE4NCD方法。本研究之后进行了多个（非参与性）案例研究，以改进和验证所提出的方法。所有个案研究的重点都是在战争期间迅速发展起来的民用管理系统，包括定性数据收集和专题分析。结果通过主题分析，确定了可再生能源活动的类别，并将其纳入了RE4NCD方法，从而在第一个案例研究中构建了该方法，并在后续的案例研究中对其进行了完善和验证。本文强调了RE4NCD的理论和实践意义，强调了NCD对软件开发行业的潜在变革性影响。它还提出了旨在改进和验证RE4NCD方法的未来研究，跟踪不同组织中应用程序的采用和演变，并将该方法应用于其他案例研究以进行评估和验证。

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Requirements engineering for no-code development (RE4NCD): Case studies of rapid application development during crisis

Context

In recent years, a new development approach has emerged, for rapid application development (RAD) supported by platforms that enable low or no-code development (NCD). This approach is designed for developers with limited or no coding expertise and for achieving a very short time-to-deployment. The requirements engineering (RE) and design phases are typically omitted during RAD, thus posing challenges in ensuring a rigorous, sustainable, and flexible application.

Objective

To propose an RE method for NCD (RE4NCD) that would respect the limitations in which NCD is conducted yet ensure more rigorous development and outcome.

Method

A participatory case study aimed to explore RAD processes as performed with the "Monday" NCD platform and, accordingly, to develop the RE4NCD method. This study was followed by multiple (non-participatory) case studies for the refinement and validation of the proposed method. All case studies focused on civilian management systems that were developed rapidly during a time of war and included qualitative data collection and thematic analysis.

Results

The thematic analysis resulted in categories of RE activities to be included in the RE4NCD method, leading to its construction in the first case study, and its refinement and validation in the follow-up case studies.

Conclusion

The paper highlights the theoretical and practical implications of RE4NCD, underscoring the potential transformative impact of NCD on the software development industry. It also proposes future research aimed at refining and validating the RE4NCD method, tracking the adoption and evolution of applications in diverse organizations, and applying the method to additional case studies for evaluation and validation.

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Information and Software Technology 工程技术-计算机：软件工程

CiteScore

9.10

自引率

7.70%

发文量

164

审稿时长

9.6 weeks

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