Software Development Lifecycle

 

What is the Software Development Lifecycle?

According  to Produtplan, the software development lifecycle

gives organizations a  systematic, step-by-step approach to

developing successful software from gathering the initial

requirements for a new product lifecycle (SDLC) is a

the framework that development teams use to produce

high-quality software in a systematic and cost-effective way

both large and small software organizations use the SDLC

methodology.

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what are the benefits of adopting it for development projects?

As mentioned earlier SDLC is the process of planning, creating, testing and deploying. This life cycle is often a waterfall model as it cascades from feasibility study, systems analysis, design, implementation, testing, and finally installation and maintenance. While there are countless advantages of having this structure for a design project

The following are the key stages of the 

Software Lifecycle:

 

According to BiteziceCompany, the Software lifecycle is divided into 6 steps.

Requirements - This is the first step when the team decide what the software needs to do. The main point is to think about what the user will want from the program. At this stage, it might be a good idea to ask other people what want from the software.

Design - The teamwork out the details of the program by breaking it down into smaller chunks. This includes thinking

about the visual appearance and the programming behind the

software. The team will use pseudocode and diagrams to work

out how the program should go.

Implementation - The program code is written. good pseudocode allows the implementation stage to be relatively

easy. The code is normally written in a high-level language.

Testing - This involves testing the program under various conditions to make sure it is going to work. You need to think about what 

devices it could be used on and what might 

cause the program to crash.

 

Evolution - Software is ready to be launched, but after it has

been launched you will need to think about how the software

evolves. Software needs to be maintained to ensure it works

on new systems. Smartphone apps are constantly being

maintained to make sure they work on the latest smartphones

and computers.