Evolutionary prototyping is a software development method where the developer or development team first constructs a prototype. After receiving initial feedback from the customer, subsequent prototypes are produced, each with additional functionality or improvements, until the final product emerges.
This prototyping scheme differs from the rapid or throwaway prototyping, in that the developer begins with the best understood requirements; whereas in rapid prototyping, the developer implements the least understood requirements. Furthermore, the first prototype need not be built quickly. Note that evolutionary prototyping is similar to incremental development in that parts of the system may be inspected or delivered to the customer throughout the software life cycle model.
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Sherrell, L. (2013). Evolutionary Prototyping. In: Runehov, A.L.C., Oviedo, L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8265-8_201039
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