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3. Software Development Life Cycle

Panagiotis Leloudas1  
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Ilioupoli, Greece
 
The software development life cycle (SDLC) is a process that software development teams follow to design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality software applications. The SDLC provides a framework that ensures the software meets the user’s requirements, is delivered on time and within budget, and is of high quality. In this chapter, we will discuss the different phases of the SDLC (Figure 3-1) and their importance in software development.

A cycle diagram of the life cycle of software development. ...

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