rule-based development
nounUK /ruːl beɪst dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
US /ruːl beɪst dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
A way of building things where you follow a clear set of rules.
The team used rule-based development to make the game's behavior easy to predict.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A software approach where decisions come from fixed if-then rules instead of learned patterns.
Rule-based development kept the approval process simple and auditable.
3. Building a system by writing explicit conditions that cover each case.
Their rule-based development style made every edge case visible in the code.
4. A method of creating behavior by combining small, well-defined rules.
Rule-based development let designers tweak the chatbot without retraining a model.