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Software development lifecycle models

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ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, Volume 35, Issue 3

Pages 8 - 13

https://doi.org/10.1145/1764810.1764814

Published: 11 May 2010 Publication History

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This history column article provides a tour of the main software development life cycle (SDLC) models. (A lifecycle covers all the stages of software from its inception with requirements definition through to fielding and maintenance.) System development lifecycle models have drawn heavily on software and so the two terms can be used interchangeably in terms of SDLC, especially since software development in this respect encompasses software systems development. Because the merits of selecting and using an SDLC vary according to the environment in which software is developed as well as its application, I discuss three broad categories for consideration when analyzing the relative merits of SDLC models. I consider the waterfall model before the other models because it has had a profound effect on software development, and has additionally influenced many SDLC models prevalent today. Thereafter, I consider some of the mainstream models and finish with a discussion of what the future could hold for SDLC models.

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Software development lifecycle models
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software development process management

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ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes Volume 35, Issue 3

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