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The Basic Steps
of
Software Development
The software development process is a lot more complicated to do
than to talk about how it works. For us all uninitiated in the
complex and intriguing world of software development, we can know
the basic software development process activities or steps in an
easy to understand terminologies.
The very first step in software development process is requirements
analysis (1st). In this stage, the software engineer determines the
need of a client and enumerates or itemizes each feature that the
client may require. Of course a software engineer does this with the
client in mind; he must include only those features that his client
will understand. The overall outcome of the software must be 'user
friendly' in its final stage. Every software feature that an engineer has listed will be put in
mathematical terms on the Specification (2nd) stage. He will
determine in this stage if his requirements analysis is feasible for
coding. It is also in this stage that he determines whether or not
he needs to trim down his features list and introduce the removed
featured on the next version of the software.
When a features list is put in mathematical terms, it is handed down
to someone who will do the Software Architecture (3rd) or the
abstract representation of the software system. It is in this stage
that the software engineer determines the compatibility of the
software to all types of operating system.
When the architecture is ready, the Coding (Implementation, 3rd
Stage) begins. The codes will undergo Testing (4th) and
Documentation (5th), which will be the basis for Training and
Support (6th). The software development process ends with
Maintenance (7th) where engineers fix any bugs and enhance it to
meet the latest operating system requirements.
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