Software development activities
Software development activities
l Note "activities" ? not "steps"
l Often happening simultaneously l Not necessarily discrete
1. Planning: mostly study the requirements 2. Domain analysis: study the problem area 3. System design: devise computer solution 4. Implementation: write the code 5. Testing, documentation, maintenance, ...
Software engineering
l A subset of system engineering l Covers all software development activities,
planning through maintenance l Also includes various management tasks
? Determine project roles, and assign personnel ? Create and monitor development schedules ? Some client relations and customer support
l Guided by CS theory
? But really just heuristics, and often ad hoc
Professional, ethical responsibility
l Above all, do no harm! (Hippocratic Oath)
? NO VIRUSES or other malicious programs ? Avoid inventing "the bomb" or a plague, or ...
l Basically demonstrate loyalty to employer, clients, co-workers, country, humanity, ...
l See "Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice" by ACM/IEEE-CS at
Development process modeling
l The classic:
l Step after step, after step, ...
l Never back up
Requirements Analysis
System
The
Design
Waterfall
Program Design
Model
Coding
Testing (several steps)
Operation & Maintenance
Alternatives to waterfall model
Maintenance
Requirements Analysis
System Design
Delivery
Program Design
System Testing
Coding
Integration Testing
Unit Testing
Software Development Reality
l Okay, we all agree ? this extreme doesn't work either
l Is there a middle ground?
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