Web Application Development Process [closed]

Question

What have you guys found to good approaches to developing web applications?

For example, do you start with the user interface and then begin adding function? Do you focus on a single resource and code everything around it before moving on to the next? Or do you go layer by layer, starting with the model/DB layer and building up?

I'm working alone.

Answer 1

"user stories" > prototype > design > coding > iteration1 > iteration2 > ... > release

Here is a good example of iterations:

http://www.asp.net/mvc/

Scroll down to "ASP.NET MVC Contact Manager Sample Application", it looks like:

• Iteration #1 - Create the application
• Iteration #2 - Make the application look nice
• Iteration #3 - Add form validation
• Iteration #4 - Make the application loosely coupled
• Iteration #5 - Create unit tests
• Iteration #6 - Use test driven development
• Iteration #7 - Add Ajax functionality