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Software design and development

Software development fundamentals include the basics for understanding the various phases and processes of the software development lifecycle. It's important for those in software development to understand terminology, the various models and methodologies, tools, and the various phases of a lifecycle. Software development fundamentals would include understanding the basis of requirements management, software architecture, test engineering, quality engineering, configuration management and measurement and analysis.

Recent Definitions

• low-code and no-code development platforms

  A low-code/no-code development platform is a visual integrated development environment that allows citizen developers to drag and drop application components, connect them together and create a mobile or web app.

• debugging

  Debugging, in computer programming and engineering, is a multistep process that involves identifying a problem, isolating the source of the problem, and then either correcting the problem or determining a way to work around it.

• Jenkins

  Jenkins is an open source continuous integration/continuous delivery and deployment (CI/CD) automation software DevOps tool written in the Java programming language.

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• The 6 IDE features to use for tool selection
• Google buys AppSheet for low-code app development
• Get to work with Python in this PyCharm tutorial

More Software design and development Topics

• Code refactoring and management
• Integrated development environments and dev tools
• Low code and citizen development
• Model-, behavior- and test-driven development
• UI and UX design

SDLC

Application lifecycle management (ALM) fundamentals cover best practices in the software industry for all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Regardless of SDLC methodology used, whether traditional waterfall, agile, or a combined approach, a project's success or failure can be dependent on the team's familiarity with ALM fundamentals and adherence to software development processes such as requirements, design, development, test, release, and maintenance. Knowing ALM fundamentals will provide the necessary skills to ensure a high quality software development project.

Recent Definitions

• application support engineer (ASE)

  An application support engineer (ASE) is an IT professional who provides technical support for the range of software their employer uses.

• PERT chart (Program Evaluation Review Technique)

  A PERT chart, sometimes called a PERT diagram, is a project management tool used to schedule, organize and coordinate tasks within a project.

• software requirements specification (SRS)

  A software requirements specification (SRS) is a comprehensive description of the intended purpose and environment for software under development. The SRS fully describes what the software will do and how it will be expected to perform... (Continued)

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• Techniques for gathering requirements in Agile scrum
• How to get DevOps into compliance, and vice versa
• 5 can't-miss software development news stories of 2019

More SDLC Topics

• CICD in software development
• Software documentation
• Software performance management
• Software requirements
• Version control

Dev teams and skills

Part of software project management requires staffing the project with personnel that have the right skills for successful completion of an application. Organizational decisions regarding hiring, appropriately staffing and training project teams for high-performance must be made to ensure a team's success. Dynamics in communication styles, work locations, cultures and time zones all need to be considered as a team is getting staffed. Employee skills and training needs are factors in determining project resource allocation and staff professional development.

Recent Definitions

• build server

  A build server is a machine on which a software project can be continuously built from changes that are committed to the repository.

• data center outsourcing (DCO)

  DCO (data center outsourcing) is the practice of outsourcing the day-to-day provisioning and management of computing and storage resources and environments to a third party provider.

• multitasking (in humans)

  Multitasking, in a human context, is the practice of doing multiple things simultaneously, such as editing a document or responding to email while attending a teleconference. The concept of multitasking began in a computing context.

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• IBM expands patent troll fight with its massive IP portfolio
• 5 software testing books QA professionals should dig into
• Techniques for gathering requirements in Agile scrum

More Dev teams and skills Topics

• Outsourcing software development and testing
• Software developer skills and training
• Software testing skills and career advice

Test types

Recent Definitions

• functional specification

  A functional specification is a formal document used to describe a product's intended capabilities, appearance, and interactions with users in detail for software developers.

• software requirements specification (SRS)

  A software requirements specification (SRS) is a comprehensive description of the intended purpose and environment for software under development. The SRS fully describes what the software will do and how it will be expected to perform... (Continued)

• culture of failure (blameless culture)

  A culture of failure is a set of shared values, goals and practices that encourages learning through experimentation. The goal of building a culture of failure is to create workflows that allow employees to learn from unsuccessful endeavors.

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• How software prototyping beats requirements gathering
• What goes into a user story vs. use case for Agile development?
• 4 vital UX testing methods for concept through development

More Test types Topics

• Exploratory testing
• Functional testing
• Non-functional testing
• Penetration testing
• Regression testing
• User acceptance testing

Testing tools and techniques

Software quality management (SQM) refers to the processes used to manage quality in software applications. Software quality management would include defining standards, regulations and processes that would verify work products delivered through the software development lifecycle (SDLC.) Software quality management would also work towards incorporating a knowledge base of best practices, selecting tools to manage the various aspects of quality, monitoring status and verifying and evaluating current methods, procedures and tools with the aim of continuous improvement.

Recent Definitions

• debugging

  Debugging, in computer programming and engineering, is a multistep process that involves identifying a problem, isolating the source of the problem, and then either correcting the problem or determining a way to work around it.

• finite element analysis (FEA)

  Finite element analysis (FEA) is the use of calculations, models and simulations to predict and understand how an object might behave under various physical conditions.

• PERT chart (Program Evaluation Review Technique)

  A PERT chart, sometimes called a PERT diagram, is a project management tool used to schedule, organize and coordinate tasks within a project.

Highlights

• 5 software testing books QA professionals should dig into
• What's in store for software development trends in 2020?
• Manual mainframe testing persists in the age of automation

More Testing tools and techniques Topics

• AI in software testing
• Automated and autonomous testing
• Continuous testing
• Mobile app testing tools and techniques
• Software test design and planning
• Testing APIs, microservices and distributed systems