48-516: (Redirected from Developing ) [REDACTED] Look up development or developing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Development or developing may refer to: Arts [ edit ] Development (music) , the process by which thematic material is reshaped Photographic development Filmmaking , development phase, including finance and budgeting Development hell , when
96-431: A branch of geography which refers to the standard of living and quality of life of inhabitants Development studies , examines socioeconomic growth and development, especially in developing countries, and may overlap with postcolonial studies Development theory Economic development , the process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well-being of its people European Development Fund ,
144-431: A branch of geography which refers to the standard of living and quality of life of inhabitants Development studies , examines socioeconomic growth and development, especially in developing countries, and may overlap with postcolonial studies Development theory Economic development , the process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well-being of its people European Development Fund ,
192-412: A deadline. Software analysis begins with a requirements analysis to capture the business needs of the software. Challenges for the identification of needs are that current or potential users may have different and incompatible needs, may not understand their own needs, and change their needs during the process of software development. Ultimately, the result of analysis is a detailed specification for
240-614: A new drug or device to the market Embryogenesis , or development, the process by which the embryo is formed Human development (biology) , the process of growing to maturity Neural development , the processes that generate, shape, and reshape the nervous system Personal development , or self-help Prenatal development , the process in which a human embryo or fetus gestates during pregnancy Human tooth development or odontogenesis Youth development Computing [ edit ] Artificial development , an area of computer science and engineering Software development ,
288-614: A new drug or device to the market Embryogenesis , or development, the process by which the embryo is formed Human development (biology) , the process of growing to maturity Neural development , the processes that generate, shape, and reshape the nervous system Personal development , or self-help Prenatal development , the process in which a human embryo or fetus gestates during pregnancy Human tooth development or odontogenesis Youth development Computing [ edit ] Artificial development , an area of computer science and engineering Software development ,
336-430: A project is stuck in development Development (band) , English progressive pop rock band Development (album) , a 2002 album by Nonpoint Business [ edit ] Business development , a process of growing a business Career development Corporate development , a position in a business Energy development , activities concentrated on obtaining energy from natural resources Green development ,
384-430: A project is stuck in development Development (band) , English progressive pop rock band Development (album) , a 2002 album by Nonpoint Business [ edit ] Business development , a process of growing a business Career development Corporate development , a position in a business Energy development , activities concentrated on obtaining energy from natural resources Green development ,
432-613: A real estate concept that considers social and environmental impact of development Land development , altering the landscape in any number of ways Land development bank , a kind of bank in India Leadership development New product development Organization development Professional development Real estate development Research and development Training and development Fundraising , also called "development" Biology and medicine [ edit ] Adult development , between adolescence and
480-546: A real estate concept that considers social and environmental impact of development Land development , altering the landscape in any number of ways Land development bank , a kind of bank in India Leadership development New product development Organization development Professional development Real estate development Research and development Training and development Fundraising , also called "development" Biology and medicine [ edit ] Adult development , between adolescence and
528-463: A term used in chess Development of doctrine , a term used by John Henry Newman to describe Catholic teachings Driver development program , a program used by racing teams to develop younger drivers MFA Development , a Macanese football club See also [ edit ] Develop (disambiguation) Elaboration (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
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624-511: Is a framework that provides the viewpoints on the system and its environment , to be used in the software development process . It is a graphical representation of the underlying semantics of a view. The purpose of viewpoints and views is to enable human engineers to comprehend very complex systems and to organize the elements of the problem around domains of expertise . In the engineering of physically intensive systems, viewpoints often correspond to capabilities and responsibilities within
672-408: Is a popular way of managing changes made to the software. Whenever a new version is checked in, the software saves a backup of all modified files. If multiple programmers are working on the software simultaneously, it manages the merging of their code changes. The software highlights cases where there is a conflict between two sets of changes and allows programmers to fix the conflict. A view model
720-449: Is correctly incorporated with the newer software. Design involves choices about the implementation of the software, such as which programming languages and database software to use, or how the hardware and network communications will be organized. Design may be iterative with users consulted about their needs in a process of trial and error . Design often involves people expert in aspect such as database design , screen architecture, and
768-833: Is essential to success. This is more easily achieved if the team is small, used to working together, and located near each other. Communications also help identify problems at an earlier state of development and avoid duplicated effort. Many development projects avoid the risk of losing essential knowledge held by only one employee by ensuring that multiple workers are familiar with each component. Software development involves professionals from various fields, not just software programmers but also individuals specialized in testing, documentation writing, graphic design , user support, marketing , and fundraising. Although workers for proprietary software are paid, most contributors to open-source software are volunteers. Alternately, they may be paid by companies whose business model does not involve selling
816-399: Is helpful for new developers to understand the project when they begin working on it. In agile development, the documentation is often written at the same time as the code. User documentation is more frequently written by technical writers . Accurate estimation is crucial at the feasibility stage and in delivering the product on time and within budget. The process of generating estimations
864-422: Is inefficient, difficult to understand, or lacking documentation on its functionality. These standards are especially likely to break down in the presence of deadlines. As a result, testing, debugging, and revising the code becomes much more difficult. Code refactoring , for example adding more comments to the code, is a solution to improve the understandability of code. Testing is the process of ensuring that
912-440: Is often delegated by the project manager . Because the effort estimation is directly related to the size of the complete application, it is strongly influenced by addition of features in the requirements—the more requirements, the higher the development cost. Aspects not related to functionality, such as the experience of the software developers and code reusability, are also essential to consider in estimation. As of 2019 , most of
960-432: Is often used to break down the customer's requirements into pieces that can be implemented by software programmers. The underlying logic of the program may be represented in data-flow diagrams , data dictionaries , pseudocode , state transition diagrams , and/or entity relationship diagrams . If the project incorporates a piece of legacy software that has not been modeled, this software may be modeled to help ensure it
1008-401: Is robust to heavy levels of input or usage), integration testing (to ensure that the software is adequately integrated with other software), and compatibility testing (measuring the software's performance across different operating systems or browsers). When tests are written before the code, this is called test-driven development . Production is the phase in which software is deployed to
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#17327652067381056-850: Is the process of designing and implementing a software solution to satisfy a user . The process is more encompassing than programming , writing code , in that it includes conceiving the goal, evaluating feasibility, analyzing requirements , design , testing and release . The process is part of software engineering which also includes organizational management , project management , configuration management and other aspects. Software development involves many skills and job specializations including programming , testing , documentation , graphic design , user support , marketing , and fundraising . Software development involves many tools including: compiler , integrated development environment (IDE), version control , computer-aided software engineering , and word processor . The details of
1104-471: The programming language ). Documentation comes in two forms that are usually kept separate—that intended for software developers, and that made available to the end user to help them use the software. Most developer documentation is in the form of code comments for each file, class , and method that cover the application programming interface (API)—how the piece of software can be accessed by another—and often implementation details. This documentation
1152-489: The available methodologies are best suited to specific kinds of projects, based on various technical, organizational, project, and team considerations. Another focus in many programming methodologies is the idea of trying to catch issues such as security vulnerabilities and bugs as early as possible ( shift-left testing ) to reduce the cost of tracking and fixing them. In 2009, it was estimated that 32 percent of software projects were delivered on time and budget, and with
1200-423: The code executes correctly and without errors. Debugging is performed by each software developer on their own code to confirm that the code does what it is intended to. In particular, it is crucial that the software executes on all inputs, even if the result is incorrect. Code reviews by other developers are often used to scrutinize new code added to the project, and according to some estimates dramatically reduce
1248-534: The development of a software product Web development , work involved in developing a web site Mobile app development , act or process by which a mobile app is developed Video game development Social science [ edit ] Community development , practices to improve various aspects of communities Development communication Developing country , a nation with a lesser developed industrial base Development aid , financial aid given by governments and other agencies Development geography ,
1296-534: The development of a software product Web development , work involved in developing a web site Mobile app development , act or process by which a mobile app is developed Video game development Social science [ edit ] Community development , practices to improve various aspects of communities Development communication Developing country , a nation with a lesser developed industrial base Development aid , financial aid given by governments and other agencies Development geography ,
1344-415: The end of life Child development , between birth and the end of adolescence Development (journal) , an academic journal in developmental biology Developmental biology , the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop Developmental psychology , the scientific study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life Drug development , the entire process of bringing
1392-415: The end of life Child development , between birth and the end of adolescence Development (journal) , an academic journal in developmental biology Developmental biology , the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop Developmental psychology , the scientific study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life Drug development , the entire process of bringing
1440-408: The end user. During production, the developer may create technical support resources for users or a process for fixing bugs and errors that were not caught earlier. There might also be a return to earlier development phases if user needs changed or were misunderstood. Software development is performed by software developers , usually working on a team. Efficient communications between team members
1488-430: The engineering organization. Fitness functions are automated and objective tests to ensure that the new developments don't deviate from the established constraints, checks and compliance controls. Intellectual property can be an issue when developers integrate open-source code or libraries into a proprietary product, because most open-source licenses used for software require that modifications be released under
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1536-407: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up development or developing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Development or developing may refer to: Arts [ edit ] Development (music) , the process by which thematic material is reshaped Photographic development Filmmaking , development phase, including finance and budgeting Development hell , when
1584-477: The full functionality. An additional 44 percent were delivered, but missing at least one of these features. The remaining 24 percent were cancelled prior to release. Software development life cycle refers to the systematic process of developing applications . The sources of ideas for software products are plentiful. These ideas can come from market research including the demographics of potential new customers, existing customers, sales prospects who rejected
1632-524: The main instrument for European Union (EU) aid for development Human Development Index , used to rank countries by level of human development Human development (behavioral), the science that seeks to understand how and why people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over time, see Developmental psychology International development , usually level of economic development Regional development , aid and assistance to regions which are less economically developed Rural development ,
1680-524: The main instrument for European Union (EU) aid for development Human Development Index , used to rank countries by level of human development Human development (behavioral), the science that seeks to understand how and why people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over time, see Developmental psychology International development , usually level of economic development Regional development , aid and assistance to regions which are less economically developed Rural development ,
1728-407: The number of bugs persisting after testing is complete. Once the code has been submitted, quality assurance —a separate department of non-programmers for most large companies—test the accuracy of the entire software product. Acceptance tests derived from the original software requirements are a popular tool for this. Quality testing also often includes stress and load checking (whether the software
1776-403: The performance of servers and other hardware. Designers often attempt to find patterns in the software's functionality to spin off distinct modules that can be reused with object-oriented programming . An example of this is the model–view–controller , an interface between a graphical user interface and the backend . The central feature of software development is creating and understanding
1824-414: The process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas Sociocultural evolution , how cultures and societies have changed over time Sustainable development Other uses [ edit ] Development (differential geometry) , rolling one smooth surface over another Development (topology) , a countable collection of open coverings Development ,
1872-414: The process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas Sociocultural evolution , how cultures and societies have changed over time Sustainable development Other uses [ edit ] Development (differential geometry) , rolling one smooth surface over another Development (topology) , a countable collection of open coverings Development ,
1920-463: The process used for a development effort varies. The process may be confined to a formal, documented standard , or it can be customized and emergent for the development effort. The process may be sequential, in which each major phase (i.e. design, implement and test) is completed before the next begins, but an iterative approach – where small aspects are separately designed, implemented and tested – can reduce risk and cost and increase quality. Each of
1968-424: The product that developers can work from. Software analysts often decompose the project into smaller objects, components that can be reused for increased cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and reliability. Decomposing the project may enable a multi-threaded implementation that runs significantly faster on multiprocessor computers. During the analysis and design phases of software development, structured analysis
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2016-466: The product, other internal software development staff, or a creative third party. Ideas for software products are usually first evaluated by marketing personnel for economic feasibility, fit with existing channels of distribution, possible effects on existing product lines, required features , and fit with the company's marketing objectives. In the marketing evaluation phase, the cost and time assumptions become evaluated. The feasibility analysis estimates
2064-503: The project's return on investment , its development cost and timeframe. Based on this analysis, the company can make a business decision to invest in further development. After deciding to develop the software, the company is focused on delivering the product at or below the estimated cost and time, and with a high standard of quality (i.e., lack of bugs) and the desired functionality. Nevertheless, most software projects run late and sometimes compromises are made in features or quality to meet
2112-427: The software that implements the desired functionality. There are various strategies for writing the code. Cohesive software has various components that are independent from each other. Coupling is the interrelation of different software components, which is viewed as undesirable because it increases the difficulty of maintenance . Often, software programmers do not follow industry best practices, resulting in code that
2160-403: The software, but something else—such as services and modifications to open source software. Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) is tools for the partial automation of software development. CASE enables designers to sketch out the logic of a program, whether one to be written, or an already existing one to help integrate it with new code or reverse engineer it (for example, to change
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2256-481: The title Development . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Development&oldid=1255311274 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Software development Software development
2304-520: The tools for estimating the amount of time and resources for software development were designed for conventional applications and are not applicable to web applications or mobile applications . An integrated development environment (IDE) supports software development with enhanced features compared to a simple text editor . IDEs often include automated compiling , syntax highlighting of errors, debugging assistance, integration with version control , and semi-automation of tests. Version control
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