Why Agile in Php is Popular for Web Development in India?

To introduce, 'Agile' in web and software development represents use of a set of practices and values during web & software development process that focus on faster delivery, early integration and constant changes based on regular feedbacks. A prime feature of agile software development is that involves test-driven development.

One of the happening ways to web & software development, the method puts aside the traditional practices in web and software development in favor of multiple advantages that incidentally also spell its intrinsic features, namely,

• Iterations: Agile method involves taking up the entire development life cycle broken down into multiple parts called iterations. The developers get down to development with minimal planning and short time intervals called time boxes, spanning between one week and four weeks.
  

• Continuous Integration: Development of web and/ or software in terms of iterations minimizes the risk factor as the project goes in for integration at a much earlier stage during the web &/ or software development cycle.
  

• Adaptability: Unlike traditional practices, Agile welcomes changes and incorporates adaptations in code with respect to the ongoing changes.
  

• Teamwork: As Agile method follows flat hierarchy, the team members usually are self organized and cross functional.
  

• Collaboration: Face to face communication is what agile method stresses upon written documents. Team sizes are kept small and usually located within a single office building to make possible such interaction.
  

Speaking of PHP in connection with agile method of web development, India as a favored outsourcing destination frequently uses them together to deliver best results.

PHP has intrinsic qualities that render it suitable for Agile method of web development. To begin with, PHP is a light language, which is also interpreted and embeddable. Simple to understand for its human like fluent syntax, it has a huge community of users out there that renders its object oriented support stronger.

Not to mention, PHP is robust free source software that makes it even more endearing for the web development in India.

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