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  • Software development process
  • Process by which software is developed

    software development process prescribes a process for developing software. It typically divides an overall effort into smaller steps or sub-processes

    Software development process

    Software_development_process

  • Agile software development
  • Umbrella term for certain approaches to software development

    improve the software development process, the empirical evidence is limited and less than conclusive. Iterative and incremental software development methods

    Agile software development

    Agile_software_development

  • Software development
  • Creation and maintenance of software

    Software development is the process of designing, creating, testing, and maintaining software applications to meet specific user needs or business objectives

    Software development

    Software_development

  • Rational unified process
  • Process by which software is developed

    The Rational Unified Process (RUP) is an iterative software development process framework created by the Rational Software Corporation, a division of

    Rational unified process

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  • Lean software development
  • Use of lean manufacturing principles in software development

    Lean software development is a translation of lean manufacturing principles and practices to the software development domain. Adapted from the Toyota Production

    Lean software development

    Lean_software_development

  • Software engineering
  • Engineering approach to software development

    programming expertise to develop software systems that meet user needs. A software engineer applies a software development process to define, implement, test

    Software engineering

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  • Personal software process
  • Process to improve programming quality

    The Personal Software Process (PSP) is a structured software development process that is designed to help software engineers better understand and improve

    Personal software process

    Personal software process

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  • Unified process
  • Object oriented software development process framework

    The unified software development process or unified process is an iterative and incremental software development process framework. The best-known and

    Unified process

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  • Team software process
  • Self-optimization method for development teams

    combination with the personal software process (PSP), the team software process (TSP) provides a defined operational process framework that is designed to

    Team software process

    Team_software_process

  • Software testing
  • Checking software against a standard

    it needs to do? Information learned from software testing may be used to improve the process by which software is developed. A commonly suggested approach

    Software testing

    Software testing

    Software_testing

  • Adaptive software development
  • Software development process

    Adaptive software development (ASD) is a software development process that grew out of the work by Jim Highsmith and Sam Bayer on rapid application development

    Adaptive software development

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  • Spike (software development)
  • Software development term

    testing for easily reproduced edge cases. The term is used in agile software development approaches like Scrum or Extreme Programming. A spike in a sprint

    Spike (software development)

    Spike_(software_development)

  • Systems development life cycle
  • Development phases of a computer-based system

    formal process. Other terms are used for the same concept as SDLC, including software development life cycle (also SDLC), application development life cycle

    Systems development life cycle

    Systems development life cycle

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  • Test-driven development
  • Method of writing code

    unit test-driven development (UTDD) process. This process ensures the customer has an automated mechanism to decide whether the software meets their requirements

    Test-driven development

    Test-driven_development

  • List of software development philosophies
  • in software development and engineering. It also contains programming paradigms, software development methodologies, software development processes, and

    List of software development philosophies

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  • Sandbox (software development)
  • Testing environment for software development

    production environment or repository in the context of software development, including web development, automation, revision control, configuration management

    Sandbox (software development)

    Sandbox_(software_development)

  • Outline of software development
  • Overview of and topical guide to software development

    topical guide to software development: Software developmentdevelopment of a software product, which entails computer programming (process of writing and

    Outline of software development

    Outline_of_software_development

  • Capability Maturity Model
  • Assessment of software development processes

    aim is to improve existing software development processes, but it can also be applied to other processes. In 2006, the Software Engineering Institute at

    Capability Maturity Model

    Capability_Maturity_Model

  • V-model (software development)
  • Software development methodology

    In software development, the V-model represents a development process that may be considered an extension of the waterfall model and is an example of the

    V-model (software development)

    V-model (software development)

    V-model_(software_development)

  • Software release life cycle
  • Stages in development and support of computer software

    The software release life cycle is the process of developing, testing, and distributing a software product (e.g., an operating system). It typically consists

    Software release life cycle

    Software release life cycle

    Software_release_life_cycle

  • Package development process
  • System developer

    A software package development process is a system for developing software packages. Such packages are used to reuse and share code, e.g., via a software

    Package development process

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  • Programmer
  • Person who writes computer software

    programming languages Lists of programming software development tools Software development process Software engineering Systems architect Video game programmer

    Programmer

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  • Software verification and validation
  • Process in software project management, software testing, and software engineering

    In software project management, software testing, and software engineering, verification and validation is the process of checking that a software system

    Software verification and validation

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  • Rapid application development
  • Concept of software development

    of rapid development. In general, RAD approaches to software development put less emphasis on planning and more emphasis on an adaptive process. Prototypes

    Rapid application development

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  • Glossary of computer science
  • products. software development process In software engineering, a software development process is the process of dividing software development work into distinct

    Glossary of computer science

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  • Outside–in software development
  • agile software development methodologies, outside–in software development takes a different approach to optimizing the software development process. Unlike

    Outside–in software development

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  • Scrum (project management)
  • Management framework

    Scrum is an agile team collaboration framework commonly used in software development and other industries. Scrum prescribes for teams to break work into

    Scrum (project management)

    Scrum (project management)

    Scrum_(project_management)

  • Software factory
  • Software development process

    requirements through an assembly process. A software factory applies manufacturing techniques and principles to software development to mimic the benefits of

    Software factory

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  • Waterfall model
  • Modelling software development in sequential phases

    The waterfall model is the process of performing the typical software development life cycle (SDLC) phases in sequential order. Each phase is completed

    Waterfall model

    Waterfall_model

  • Iterative and incremental development
  • Development methodology

    "During software development, more than one iteration of the software development cycle may be in progress at the same time." and "This process may be

    Iterative and incremental development

    Iterative and incremental development

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  • Open-source software development
  • Freely accessible creation and refinement of computer programs

    Open-source software development (OSSD) is the process by which open-source software, or similar software whose source code is publicly available, is

    Open-source software development

    Open-source_software_development

  • Computer-aided software engineering
  • Domain of software tools

    systems together with automated tools that could be used in the software development process. The Information System Design and Optimization System (ISDOS)

    Computer-aided software engineering

    Computer-aided software engineering

    Computer-aided_software_engineering

  • Feature-driven development
  • Software development process

    Feature-driven development (FDD) is an iterative and incremental software development process. It is a lightweight or agile method for developing software. FDD

    Feature-driven development

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  • Deployment environment
  • System in which software component is executed

    process allows phased deployment (rollout), testing, and rollback in case of problems. Environments may vary significantly in size: the development environment

    Deployment environment

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  • Computer programming
  • Process to create executable computer programs

    Sometimes software development is known as software engineering, especially when it employs formal methods or follows an engineering design process. Programmable

    Computer programming

    Computer_programming

  • DevOps
  • Integration of software development and operations

    automation of software development and information technology operations. DevOps encompasses the tasks necessary for software development and can lead

    DevOps

    DevOps

    DevOps

  • Software testing tactics
  • software as well as the efficiency of the overall development and QA process. Depending on the organization's expectations for software development,

    Software testing tactics

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  • ISO/IEC 12207
  • ISO, IEC and IEEE standard for software lifecycle processes

    12207 Systems and software engineering – Software life cycle processes is an international standard for software lifecycle processes. Introduced in 1995

    ISO/IEC 12207

    ISO/IEC_12207

  • Cleanroom software engineering
  • Software design methodology

    The cleanroom software engineering process is a software development process intended to produce software with a certifiable level of reliability. The

    Cleanroom software engineering

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  • Offshore custom software development
  • In software engineering, offshore custom software development consists in offshoring the software development process in a country where production costs

    Offshore custom software development

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  • Software
  • Instructions a computer can execute

    process of developing software involves several stages. The stages include software design, programming, testing, release, and maintenance. Software quality

    Software

    Software

    Software

  • Software Process simulation
  • behavior of the software development process being modeled. SPS has the ability to model the dynamic nature of software development and handle the uncertainty

    Software Process simulation

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  • Software bug
  • Inherent flaw in computer instructions

    they track users." Preventing bugs as early as possible in the software development process is a target of investment and innovation. Newer programming languages

    Software bug

    Software bug

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  • IEC 62304
  • International standard for medical software

    IEC 62304 – medical device softwaresoftware life cycle processes is an international standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission

    IEC 62304

    IEC_62304

  • Velocity (software development)
  • Rate of software development progress

    to describe the rate at which software development progresses. For development teams that rely upon Issue Tracker software (e.g., Jira), it is often measured

    Velocity (software development)

    Velocity_(software_development)

  • Continuous integration
  • Software development practice

    branch, and an automated system builds and tests the software system. Often, the automated process runs on each commit or runs on a schedule such as once

    Continuous integration

    Continuous integration

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  • Software project management
  • Field of planning and leading software projects

    Software project management is the process of planning and leading software projects. It is a sub-discipline of project management in which software projects

    Software project management

    Software_project_management

  • Spiral model
  • Software development process model

    The spiral model is a risk-driven software development process model. Based on the unique risk patterns of a given project, the spiral model guides a team

    Spiral model

    Spiral model

    Spiral_model

  • Software build
  • Source code converted to software artifacts

    and long compile times, remain problems. In software development, building software is an end-to-end process that involves many distinct functions. Some

    Software build

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  • Capability Maturity Model Integration
  • Process level improvement training and appraisal program

    U.S. Government contracts, especially in software development. CMU claims CMMI can be used to guide process improvement across a project, division, or

    Capability Maturity Model Integration

    Capability_Maturity_Model_Integration

  • Custom software
  • Software that is specially developed for some specific organization or other user

    first phase in the software development process may involve many departments, including marketing, engineering, research and development and general management

    Custom software

    Custom_software

  • Software construction
  • Creating working software

    Construction is an aspect of the software development lifecycle and is integrated in the various software development process models with varying focus on

    Software construction

    Software_construction

  • Software design
  • Process of planning software solutions

    Software design is the process of conceptualizing how a software system will work before it is implemented or modified. Software design also refers to

    Software design

    Software_design

  • Software quality assurance
  • Means of monitoring the software and ensuring high quality stable applications

    entire software development process, including requirements engineering, software design, coding, code reviews, source code control, software configuration

    Software quality assurance

    Software_quality_assurance

  • Development testing
  • Development testing is a software development process that involves synchronized application of a broad spectrum of defect prevention and detection strategies

    Development testing

    Development_testing

  • Behavior-driven development
  • Collaborative approach to designing and developing software

    Behavior-driven development (BDD) is an agile software development method centered around collaboration between business and IT professionals that have

    Behavior-driven development

    Behavior-driven_development

  • Video game development
  • Process of developing a video game

    iterative development takes place in tandem with feedback from actual players. Games are produced through the software development process. They are created

    Video game development

    Video_game_development

  • Meta-process modeling
  • Type of metamodeling

    Meta-process modeling is a type of metamodeling used in software engineering and systems engineering for the analysis and construction of models applicable

    Meta-process modeling

    Meta-process modeling

    Meta-process_modeling

  • AI-assisted software development
  • AI software development optimisation

    AI-assisted software development is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to augment software development. It uses large language models (LLMs), AI

    AI-assisted software development

    AI-assisted_software_development

  • Commercial off-the-shelf
  • Products that are not heavily customized

    unknown pedigree or software of unknown provenance), i.e., software that has not been developed with a known software development process or methodology,

    Commercial off-the-shelf

    Commercial_off-the-shelf

  • Devin AI
  • AI digital assistant

    is an AI-assisted software development tool created by Cognition Labs. It is designed to autonomously complete software development tasks. Devin AI has

    Devin AI

    Devin_AI

  • Crowdsourcing software development
  • Crowdsourcing software development or software crowdsourcing is an emerging area of software engineering. It is an open call for participation in any task

    Crowdsourcing software development

    Crowdsourcing_software_development

  • Front-end web development
  • Graphical user interface development

    Front-end web development is the development of the graphical user interface of a website through the use of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript so users can view

    Front-end web development

    Front-end_web_development

  • Open-source software
  • Software licensed to ensure source code usage rights

    ability to examine the code facilitates public trust in the software. Open-source software development can bring in diverse perspectives beyond those of a single

    Open-source software

    Open-source software

    Open-source_software

  • Artifact (software development)
  • Tangible software development by-product

    function, architecture, and design of software. Other artifacts are concerned with the process of development itself—such as project plans, business

    Artifact (software development)

    Artifact_(software_development)

  • Software requirements specification
  • Description of a software system to be developed

    communications with the project team and customer throughout the software development process. The SRS may be one of a contract's deliverable data item descriptions

    Software requirements specification

    Software_requirements_specification

  • Timeboxing
  • Time management method

    layered above. Rapid application development (RAD) software development process features iterative development and software prototyping. According to Steve

    Timeboxing

    Timeboxing

  • Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle
  • Software development process to improve security

    The Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) is the approach Microsoft uses to integrate security into DevOps processes (sometimes called a DevSecOps

    Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle

    Microsoft_Security_Development_Lifecycle

  • Software supply chain
  • Tools used to make software

    A software supply chain is the components, libraries, tools, and processes used to develop, build, and publish a software artifact. A software bill of

    Software supply chain

    Software_supply_chain

  • Jackson system development
  • Jackson System Development (JSD) is a linear software development methodology developed by Michael A. Jackson and John Cameron in the 1980s. JSD was first

    Jackson system development

    Jackson_system_development

  • Software Engineering Process Group
  • Aspect of software process improvement activities

    A Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) is an organization's focal point for software process improvement activities. These individuals perform assessments

    Software Engineering Process Group

    Software_Engineering_Process_Group

  • Phase-gate process
  • Type of project management technique

    which an initiative or project (e.g., new product development, software development, process improvement, business change) is divided into distinct stages

    Phase-gate process

    Phase-gate_process

  • Object-oriented analysis and design
  • Software development methodology

    object-oriented mindset and using visual modeling throughout the software development process. It consists of object-oriented analysis (OOA) and object-oriented

    Object-oriented analysis and design

    Object-oriented analysis and design

    Object-oriented_analysis_and_design

  • Fork (software development)
  • Independent software derived from existing software

    In software development, a fork is a codebase that is created by duplicating an existing codebase and, generally, is subsequently modified independently

    Fork (software development)

    Fork_(software_development)

  • Software deployment
  • Activities that make a software system available for use

    typically under the producer's control. Because every software system is unique, the precise processes or procedures within each activity can hardly be defined

    Software deployment

    Software_deployment

  • Tester-driven development
  • Software development process

    In software engineering, tester-driven development, or bug-driven development, is an anti-pattern where the requirements are determined by bug reports

    Tester-driven development

    Tester-driven_development

  • MBASE
  • Software development process

    Model-Based Architecture and Software Engineering (MBASE) in software engineering is a software development process developed by Barry Boehm and Dan Port

    MBASE

    MBASE

  • Software prototyping
  • Activity of creating prototypes of software applications

    software program being developed. It is an activity that can occur in software development and is comparable to prototyping as known from other fields, such

    Software prototyping

    Software_prototyping

  • Freeze (software engineering)
  • Stage in the software development process

    In software engineering, a freeze is a point in time in the development process after which the rules for making changes to the source code or related

    Freeze (software engineering)

    Freeze_(software_engineering)

  • CI/CD
  • Software development methodology

    are sometimes referred to collectively as continuous development or continuous software development. Continuous integration Frequent merging of several

    CI/CD

    CI/CD

  • Software metric
  • Measure of the degree to which software possesses some property

    In software engineering and development, a software metric is a standard of measure of a degree to which a software system or process possesses some property

    Software metric

    Software_metric

  • Kanban (development)
  • Workflow management method

    Toyota could become a process applicable to any type of organizational process. Kanban is commonly used in software development in combination with methods

    Kanban (development)

    Kanban (development)

    Kanban_(development)

  • Continuous test-driven development
  • Software development practice

    Continuous test-driven development (CTDD) is a software development practice that extends test-driven development (TDD) by means of automatic test execution

    Continuous test-driven development

    Continuous_test-driven_development

  • Build automation
  • Building software via an unattended fashion

    code into an executable program or library. They streamline the software development process by managing dependencies, resolving conflicts, and ensuring consistent

    Build automation

    Build_automation

  • Infrastructure as code
  • Data center management method

    and error-prone aspect of manual processes and make it more efficient, and productive. Allowing for better software and applications to be created with

    Infrastructure as code

    Infrastructure_as_code

  • Capybara (software)
  • Ruby library for software testing

    HTML and submit forms. During the software development process (especially in the Agile and Test-driven Development environments), as the size of the

    Capybara (software)

    Capybara_(software)

  • Incremental build model
  • Method of Software development

    The incremental build model is a method of software development where the product is designed, implemented, and tested incrementally (a little more is

    Incremental build model

    Incremental_build_model

  • Reversion (software development)
  • Return to a previous version of the code or content

    In software development (and, by extension, in content-editing environments, especially wikis, that make use of the software development process of revision

    Reversion (software development)

    Reversion_(software_development)

  • Application software
  • Any computer program for end-user use

    as word processors, web browsers, media players, and mobile applications used in daily tasks. An application (app, application program, software application)

    Application software

    Application software

    Application_software

  • Software assurance
  • Software assurance (SwA) is a critical process in software development that ensures the reliability, safety, and security of software products. It involves

    Software assurance

    Software_assurance

  • Software peer review
  • the Capability Maturity Model. When performed as part of each Software development process activity, peer reviews identify problems that can be fixed early

    Software peer review

    Software_peer_review

  • List of software anti-patterns
  • targets Silver bullet Tester-driven development – Software development process Dependency hell – Colloquial term for software requiring many conflicting dependencies

    List of software anti-patterns

    List_of_software_anti-patterns

  • Software development effort estimation
  • Process in software development

    In software development, effort estimation is the process of predicting the most realistic amount of effort (expressed in terms of person-hours or money)

    Software development effort estimation

    Software_development_effort_estimation

  • Enterprise unified process
  • Collaborative development Look beyond development. Deliver working software on a regular basis Manage risk Disciplined Agile Delivery Rational Unified Process Software

    Enterprise unified process

    Enterprise_unified_process

  • Continuous delivery
  • Software engineering approach of short cycles

    Continuous delivery (CD) is a software engineering approach in which teams produce software in short cycles, ensuring that the software can be reliably released

    Continuous delivery

    Continuous_delivery

  • ISO/IEC 15504
  • Set of technical standards

    is a set of technical standards documents for the computer software development process and related business management functions. It is one of the joint

    ISO/IEC 15504

    ISO/IEC_15504

  • Requirement
  • Condition that must be satisfied for an engineered work to be acceptable

    product development and by testers in their verification process. With iterative and incremental development such as agile software development, requirements

    Requirement

    Requirement

  • INVEST (mnemonic)
  • Software development aide memoire

    The INVEST mnemonic for Agile software development projects was created by Bill Wake as a reminder of the characteristics of a good quality Product Backlog

    INVEST (mnemonic)

    INVEST_(mnemonic)

  • Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)
  • United States software engineer (born 1936)

    directed the Software Engineering Division at the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, where she led the development of the on-board flight software for NASA's

    Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)

    Margaret Hamilton (software engineer)

    Margaret_Hamilton_(software_engineer)

  • Brownfield (software development)
  • New and legacy software co-existence

    substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Brownfield development adds a number of improvements to conventional software engineering practices. These traditionally

    Brownfield (software development)

    Brownfield_(software_development)

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  • Obsoleteness
  • n.

    Indistinctness; want of development.

  • Hatch
  • n.

    Development; disclosure; discovery.

  • Cytogeny
  • n .

    Cell production or development; cytogenesis.

  • Development
  • n.

    The elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading theme or motive.

  • Envelopment
  • n.

    The act of enveloping or wrapping; an inclosing or covering on all sides.

  • Development
  • n.

    The act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another of equivalent value or meaning.

  • Haematogenesis
  • n.

    The origin and development of blood.

  • Envelopment
  • n.

    That which envelops or surrounds; an envelop.

  • Ingrowth
  • n.

    A growth or development inward.

  • Nutriment
  • n.

    That which promotes development or growth.

  • Biogeny
  • n.

    Life development generally.

  • Chondrogenesis
  • n.

    The development of cartilage.

  • Conduct
  • n.

    Plot; action; construction; manner of development.

  • Developmental
  • a.

    Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the process of development; as, the developmental power of a germ.

  • Development
  • n.

    The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state.

  • Development
  • n.

    The equivalent expression into which another has been developed.

  • Spermatogenesis
  • n.

    The development of the spermatozoids.

  • Diphygenic
  • a.

    Having two modes of embryonic development.

  • Nondevelopment
  • n.

    Failure or lack of development.

  • Development
  • n.

    The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization.