"end-user-developed solutions take longer to complete than conventionally programmed applications. a. true b. false"

The statement is false that end-user developed solution takes longer than conventional programming applications to complete.

The professional (conventional) software development is too slow to meet needs of end-users, with the increasing needs and diversification in requirements, end-user development has come into picture.

The professional software development requires programming language with large compiler. The non-professional software developers create, modify, design, and customize the software according to their requirement. This is because the end-users know their necessities than anyone else. They write code to achieve short term or long-term goals rather than durable software.

End-user development is of two types - end-user programming and software engineering. The latter one spans life cycle of software development including analysis, design, test, and maintenance.

building and maintaining the topology is difficult and time consuming. the chance of redundant connections is high, which adds to the high costs and potential for reduced efficiency.

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