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Collaborative development projects help to create more innovative software programs in less time.
Collaborative development projects are completed through the Collaborative Development Model. This is a software development methodology by which software intended for public distribution, usually through the Internet, are programmed. It began with the circulation of Linux kernet in 1991, and continues to be used primarily for freeware, open-source software, and commons-based peer production. It is also used for certain types of developmental models, such as the Iterative and Agile development model, through which stages of the program are released for public feedback, driving the development of the program.
.NET is software is best completed through a collaborative development model, given the fact that it is concentrated on software intended for public distribution. Furthermore, much of .NET software is currently free, such as the aforementioned example, Windows Live Messenger, and including .NET itself.
Linus’ Law
Summarized as “given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow,” it is a canon contrived by developer Eric Raymond that he delineated in his book, “The Cathedral and the Bazaar.” Essentially, he stated that, given enough collaboration between programmers and beta testers, all potential problems will be obvious to at least one person per problem and all possible solutions will be obvious to at least one person per solution. He is one of the many software developers and researchers who agree that collaborative development is one of the best ways to identify the most possible bugs in a program while remaining efficient. Another way that this has been stated is, “if you post it, someone will fix it,” referring to the same principle applied to source code rather than an actual program.