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Understanding the Software Development Life Cycle

The software development life cycle (SDLC) is the software industry’s procedure for creating new software. This technique ensures that software developers build high-quality, competitively priced products in the shortest amount of time possible.

The SDLC encompasses various stages, such as planning, writing, testing, and maintaining code. Software engineers adhere to the software development life cycle to conceptualize and develop software applications for many platforms, including laptop and desktop computers, cloud infrastructure, mobile devices, video gaming systems, kiosks, and other technology platforms. The concept of “life cycle” was initially introduced during the 1950s to delineate ...

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