Greater Autonomy The Strategy for Future Software Application Development
Introduction:
Software application development has been undergoing a lot of changes. It will continue to transform in the coming future embracing the trends in the industry. While there are many trends that are leaving their impact, autonomy is the most important trend that is expect to enhance the capabilities in the application development process. The software development environment with greater autonomy will encourage innovative ideas and support better delivery of services. Greater autonomy in the software development environment will also help to open new avenues for aspirants in the industry. It also enables the development of advanced functionalities to meet changing business requirements.
Before knowing more about the role of autonomy in the software application development, let know us try to know what is software application development.
Software Application Development
Software application development is the process creating computer program or programs which perform certain pre-defined actions as per the specific requirements.
Almost every software application development process involves the following steps: requirement gathering, analysis, prototype design, testing, implementation and integration. It can be done either a single developer or a group of people, depending on the size of the project and resource availability.
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Software application development is divided into three models or methodologies based on the approaches used to create applications:
- Waterfall Development Model
- Rapid Application Development Model
- Agile Development Model
- Low-code / No-code Development Model
- Mobile Application Development Model
Waterfall Development Model
It is the first and basic application development model. It is a simple model wherein; each step has to be completed before beginning the next step and there it is also known as linear-sequential life cycle model. Waterfall model is preferred when requirements are well documents and fixed, and project is not so big. It allows full control over the project and can be maintained easily. However, it is quite difficult to make changes in the midst of the process. So, the waterfall model involves some uncertainty in the application development.
Rapid Application Development Model
Rapid application development model was developed to overcome the drawbacks of waterfall model. This model works based on rapid prototyping and iterative approach and involves no specific pre-planning. In this model, the requirements are gathered through workshops, testing of prototype using iterative approach, etc. As there is no pre-planning involved, it is very easy to make changes in whenever required in the rapid application development model. It is preferred in case of projects that are to be completed in short time.
Agile Development Model
Agile development model is the advanced model of rapid application development model. It is the most popular model used currently. It works based on the continuous development, testing, simplicity and embracing changing circumstances. This model is characterized by continuous planning, improvement, development and early delivery. It focuses on responding to changes instead of following a detailed plan. It uses scrum methodology framework and is suitable for both small and large projects irrespective of the delivery time.
Tools and Techniques
Software application development tools make the work of developers easier in terms of collaborations with other team members like designers, testers, business analysts, etc. and time management.
Following is some of the best software development tools widely used in the industry:
GitHub:
GitHub is a web-based version control tool for source code management and developing software applications. It is one of the best collaborations available today, allowing project managers and developers to easily collaborate and complete the project. It is suitable for both small as well as large projects.
Eclipse
It is one of the most popular development tools used to develop applications in Java language. Apart from Java, it is also used for other programming languages. It comes with many plug-ins and features like debugging and integration with other third-party applications and tools.
Node.JS
Node.JS is an open source, cross platform application development environment. It is used to develop web applications for different operating systems like Microsoft, Linux and Mac using JavaScript. Server side and networking applications are built using Node.JS tool.
AWS Cloud9
AWS Cloud9 is a cloud-based integrated development environment developed by Amazon Web Services. It offers coding capabilities in several languages including C, C++, Python, JavaScript, Perl, Ruby, etc. It can be used to run, test and debug your software. It is primarily used to develop serverless applications.
Linux
It is one of the most popular low-code application development tools. It comes with several in-built features that help to easily develop applications with different functionalities in a quick manner. It makes application development easy for people with little programming knowledge.
Apart from these, there are several other tools such as Atom, Embold, Quixy, UltraEdit, GeneXus, etc. that are used for developing software applications.
Career Opportunities
Greater autonomy opens up several opportunities for aspirants in the software industry. Some of the career options available in the software industry include:
- Application Developer
- Front-end Developer
- Back-end Developer
- Data Scientist
- Quality Analyst
- Full Stack Developer
- Test Engineer
- DevOps Engineer
- Cloud Consultant
- Embedded Engineer
Pre-Requisites
Before allowing greater autonomy in the software development environment, it is important to consider some critical aspects that determine the overall outcome. Following is some of the pre-requisites for greater autonomy in application development:
- Business Value
- Operational Excellence
- Engineering Excellence
- Better Collaboration
Conclusion
As stated, it is clear that greater autonomy is the future of software application development. All that being said, it is important to facilitate better collaboration among teams while allowing autonomy to achieve intended results.
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