Software development process

In software engineering, a software development methodology (also known as a system development methodology, software development life cycle, software development process, software process, etc.) is a division of software development into distinct phases (or stages).

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Systems development life cycle

The software development process is often considered a subset of the systems development life cycle.

Methodologies

The methodology may include the pre-definition of specific deliverables that are created and completed by a project team to develop or maintain an application.

Common methodologies include:

• Waterfall
• Agile
• Prototyping
• Iterative and incremental development
• Spiral development
• Rapid application development
• Extreme programming

Model and process

Some people consider a life-cycle "model" a more general term for a category of methodologies and a software development "process" a more specific term to refer to a specific process chosen by a specific organization.

For example, there are many specific software development processes that fit the spiral life-cycle model.

User (computing)

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See also

• Agile software development
• Codebase
• Computer program
• Computer programming
• Computer programmer
• Deliverable
• Learning programming (1)
• Programmer
• Software defect
• Software developer
• Software development
• Software requirements
• Software testing
• Technical debt
• User (computing)
• Waterfall model

External links

• Software development process @ Wikipedia