(forgive the horrible syntax) Yeah…more box! that is the answer 98% of the time. Unfortunately, in software development that is not the case. So today we are going to talk about the real requirements and specifications in order to develop.
First, the technical requirements. According to the IEEE Standard Glossary of Software Engineering Terminology, a requirement is:
- A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a problem or achieve an objective.
- A condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system or system component to satisfy a contract, standard, specification, or other formally imposed document.
- A documented representation of a condition or capability as in 1 or 2
So basically, it is something that is needed, either by the programmer or the user, in order to do the software. It can range from hardware requirements, such as a certain processing power, or knowledge requirements.
