Proprietary development process

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Is there a term specific to development that describes a company that has developed its own processes for development? More specifically, poor development practices, management, processes and QA testing that is also difficult to learn. Proprietary processes that do not carry over to other work environments.

Sometimes even subjective ideas become so ingrained they are viewed as true or false.

@marto - Yes, along those lines but with a negative connotation. — P.Brian.Mackey, Jul 20 '11 at 15:09
This should probably be on progammers, or english language and usage, but almost certainly not here. — Tom, Jul 20 '11 at 15:11
@Tom - Yes, I had trouble deciding if it should land on one of those sites. I chose SO because if the term already exists then there is a specific and non-subjective answer. But, if the term is just "crap" or some general negative adjective then English SE is more appropriate. — P.Brian.Mackey, Jul 20 '11 at 15:12

Tom · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-20T18:12:43.423

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Not sure what your purpose is but I would go for a sentance rather than a single word, something like,

opaque development practices that result from a management perfunctory to all but its commercial secrets. Less than the sum of its parts.

A little less strong:

opaque development practices that are encouraged by a management that prioritizes novelty over practical expediency.

edited Jul 20 '11 at 18:12

answered Jul 20 '11 at 15:51

Tom

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+1 Thats what I am getting at. I am looking for a way to describe this type of an environment to a 3rd party in a concise and non-offensive manner. – P.Brian.Mackey Jul 20 '11 at 18:04
@P.Brian.Mackey oh, I think mine might be a little too strong - I will tone it down. – Tom Jul 20 '11 at 18:06

Proprietary development process

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