What is Software development? What does a software developer do, and how is it different to a programmer?
2006-12-02 09:55:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
So are software developers being outsourced?
2006-12-02 10:40:30 · update #1
Actually, software development and programming are not the same. Software development refers to the entire process of creating software. This includes programming, but also includes things such as scheduling, design, review process, etc.
In actuality the terms are frequently used interchangeably, since any programmer needs to be able to schedule his time and do basic planning. The term "software development" was developed to emphasize the planned aspect of the development process.
I have been developing software for 25 years, and my job titles have frequently contained both terms.
2006-12-02 11:10:49 · answer #1 · answered by sofarsogood 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Software development is an area or department where we develop a software product. It is a computer programming where we use coding. For developing any new software, we analyses all thinks like research, prototyping, modification, reuse, maintenance, or any more other activities. we also care about the cost of the software, efficiency, reliability, fits according to requirements and more basic points.
There are many models to develop a software :
Waterfall model
Spiral model
Iterative and incremental development
Agile development
Rapid application development
Code and fix
2014-04-28 02:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by Jacob Singh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Software development and programming are the same.
Software Development is a complex task. It requires careful planning and a clear understanding the need to develop an application. Is there a market out there for the specific application that is to be developed? Product manufacturers, whether it is for a new car or a new soft drink don’t develop new products without understanding the market or consumer need for it. A lot of planning has to go into developing software. It is necessary for the developer to understand what exactly it is that the customer wants, when do they need it and how much are they willing to pay for it? The critical component is providing exactly what the user wants.
2006-12-02 10:04:53 · answer #3 · answered by nevisgent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Software development is the process of programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating applications or product involved in a software life cycle to develop a new software product.
2015-11-23 18:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by Andy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oftware development is the computer programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications and frameworks involved in a software release life cycle and resulting in a software product. The term refers to a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense of the term it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, ideally in a planned and structured process.[1] Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products.
2014-09-21 21:21:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
software development in an amatuer perspective can be understand as
transplanting and translating people's idea into computer to gain certain functionality and to achieve some goal, usually under a team of many different roles
the developer usually refer to the coder or programmer,using programming language to realize the intended function in software,or using model or workflow in recent years which allow coder to program in a visualized style, there are other roles, like analysts, architects, sometime designer, and program managers, testers so on,the coder or developer's job is mainly to follow the architecture designed by someone else, so these two concept are dramatically different
2006-12-02 10:22:45 · answer #6 · answered by david w 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same thing - different companies call the same roles different things. I've done the same job as others in the same team and some our job titles were Software Developer. Analyst Programmer, Software Consultant even though we all did the same job - we were just recruited at different times.
2006-12-02 10:13:48 · answer #7 · answered by goulash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what they said ^
2006-12-02 10:17:34 · answer #8 · answered by jakesokool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋