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design-time
Design-time is as opposed to runtime, when a program is being executed and generally is not available to be edited.
Note that some development environments make use of an intermediary status called ?break-time in which the program, while technically in execution, in a temporarily halted status (break) and the programmer has some limited ability to make changes.
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design-time
Design-time
For programmers, '''design-time''' refers not necessarily to a particular period of time, but rather the status of the program. During design-time, a program may be in memory within a development environment, but the program is not in execution. It has not been compiled and the programmer is free to make changes in the source code and otherwise edit the program.Design-time is as opposed to runtime, when a program is being executed and generally is not available to be edited.
Note that some development environments make use of an intermediary status called ?break-time in which the program, while technically in execution, in a temporarily halted status (break) and the programmer has some limited ability to make changes.
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