The Waterfall Model Explained

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Comments on article "The Waterfall Model Explained"
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James Very indirect information, quit the Jargon 11/5/2009
nurz is this waterfall can be used by comsci? 10/3/2009
Richard Very informational and helpful. Thanks! 10/2/2009
A Allan Very well laid out, recomended. 9/3/2009
shakira good bt not explain in detail 8/25/2009
y.suhanya why waterfall model is notsuitable for software development 8/22/2009
basheer this explanation is awesome and self explanatory,thnks 8/6/2009
ketan pansuriya why it is called waterfall model? 7/27/2009
shrut please ... advantages 7/19/2009
shruthi realy thank's to you,it's nice,and i understood it. 7/19/2009
anita Great article 7/3/2009
Harry Good explanation 6/14/2009
shikha show the output of waterfall model 5/1/2009
Ahmed Thnx it helped me prepare for my exam. 4/24/2009
shaka in pakist very good site 4/8/2009
pearl seriously i can't get easier than this. 2/25/2009
Hasnain The articles are very easier to understand 2/22/2009
ben THis is a very interesting pile oif w4nk 1/26/2009
Tekken123 easy to understand 10/29/2008
Tahir good but in model why we don't add planning 10/27/2008
susan What's the advantage of the waterfall process? 10/7/2008
hiren halai it has not helped me im any way it is too vague. have detailed things. 10/7/2008
dianne cloui what do you think is the best methodology for developing an SMS-based Information system 10/3/2008
Nag so nice give like these many articels. 8/22/2008
Harunaneelan very good answer its help for my assignment. for that person thank you very much 7/29/2008
afroz just say hi 7/2/2008
kavitha its very useful 4/6/2008
anand0989363398 thank u4 posting 4/1/2008
amarengenya your staff is so fine i dont know if you can include questions and answers to implement our understanding 3/11/2008
GARIMA thanks for this tutorial.
and work is very good & lang. also simple.

BEST OF LUCK

2/14/2008
misfah advantage of waterfall model 1/23/2008
kala I easily understand the waterfall model. 1/22/2008
Ryan Good explanation. Based on Ian sommervile's book 1/13/2008
ss man ok 1/9/2008
sampathi your explanation is so good........
thank u very much
regards,
sampathi
1/3/2008
Prashanth Naik good and simple to understand. language used is very nice in this aspect. a common mans language. brilliantly explained. thank you. 12/31/2007
Lallo Nice i like the approach of explaining the Waterfall process model. I understand it straight away after reading it!!! 12/13/2007
ramo it's a good resource but it's not suitable for beginners
so what my thought is it is better to add some basic concepts .
11/28/2007
Waqas can some one help me to find the comparison of Waterfall Software Model n Incremental software Model on the basis of Cost, Maintenance, Quality and Flexilibity.
Urgently required the answer with in 24 hours
11/26/2007
John I think that the waterfall model is a good start for any company that doesn't have an official model.

John
11/14/2007
raghu good work dude
reeally helped a lot
11/5/2007
Naga Suresh Thankyou MR.Nilesh ,it's really helpful for my study. 10/30/2007
Rudolf The waterfall model is flawed and this is documented here: cs.umd.edu/class/spring2003/cmsc838p/Process/waterfall.pdf

The man who wrote that paper is the one who came up with the waterfall model.
10/15/2007
Vaibhav Nice article. 10/1/2007
Masakhane Bubu Any one can tell me and explain v model 9/16/2007
venktesh To give Short 8/25/2007
lenin good 8/17/2007
James This article does not tell the reader why the Waterfall Model was introduced. Otherwise this article is very informative. 6/17/2007
spencer spot on ! for wat i need for my first year computing exam at uni
but no ADVANTAGES of the system :(
4/18/2007
sristi suffecient 4/8/2007
Sanuraj Its a very good knowldge center
but general terms, technical terms everything is mixed
if its arranged means it will be more good
any way its a great work
thank you
3/29/2007
vruti vora in the last line ie: 4 th disadvantage there is spelling mistake.intead of newer, never is used. kindly make the rectifications 3/1/2007
vruti vora Explaination is good but plz include some detailed diagrams 2/27/2007
noinoi thanx for the information. It helps jud......
2/17/2007
clumsy tom hello 2/14/2007
sanjna good 2/14/2007
nalish nice one nelish! this is wank material i love pleasuring myself over you and your model!!!!!
love me my asian brother
2/7/2007
Adil In enough detail 12/29/2006
Adil Good, but didn't discuss strengths and weaknesses 12/29/2006
freedom feya you should also look at the advantages of this model over other models like :the v model, prototyping and spyral 10/23/2006
carishma you have very beautiful face (angelic face) 10/8/2006
sheiva Thank you 10/8/2006
galyah I think that you are relly expressed your point in a very attractive way
10/8/2006
Umesh M Its quite good & but it would have be better if you would have given an example along with it. 8/28/2006
Basanta Can u Tell me the main advantages in Wanterfall Model over other Models.

8/8/2006
arenyies good but it is too simple. hope that there will be an explaination on advatage and disadvantage of waterfall model 8/2/2006
anis Good explaination and easy to understand 8/2/2006
Hayat Mohammad In the last sentence "These requirements are then met in never version of the system; this increases the cost of system development." then word NEVER is NEW.......... KINDLY CORRECT IT.

Disadvantages are less explained...........
What's its advantages?
6/21/2006
G.Mbaziira good work thanks 3/16/2006
hiren good on you mite ,
1/5/2006
SM.Krizna Tell us about a Project in Manual Testing 12/17/2005
wase whe we depley studey we know one thing that is liner sequantiol model and waterfall model as same one thimg is difrent that is this in water fall modell when aney eror is occrue we go one step backword and liner sequantiol model not give this faciletey.so we can say liner sequantiol model and water fall model is same and mostley auther of software develper consider these two same
(thank you for this you regerede me)
8/30/2005
MASWOOD this is very good. very precise and up to the point. very brief and superb.

THANK YOU.
1/30/2005
Alex There should be a picture of the model 1/17/2005
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