Smartwatches, networks, and computers are all dependent on software. Video games, cars, video games video games, and a myriad of other applications we use every day also depend on it. These digital products, and many more, are brainchildren of software developers, the creative and brainstorming geniuses behind these software applications.
Software development is a process that takes an application from concept to release. It is a systematic approach that starts with a thorough needs analysis, then transforming the user’s desires and needs into a functional software system. The steps in this process are detailed in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This framework allows developers to develop superior software that is more reliable as well as lower costs and shorter time to produce than other methods.
Every software development project should include testing. It helps ensure that applications are working as per specifications and are free from defects. Depending on the application’s purpose the process may include functional testing, regression, compatibility, and load testing.
Performance testing is used to testing the application’s response time during peak and normal load, and also capacity. It examines how an application performs under changing numbers of concurrent users and transactions, as well as determining the network capacity or hardware needed to host the application.
New technologies requiring complex software programming are constantly emerging and bringing more demand for developers. Examples include the internet of things, in which automobiles, homes and industrial machines communicate using sensors and microprocessors, as well with artificial intelligence-powered programming which allows software to complete tasks like mimicking human decision-making and learning.