"Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over almost everything, except technology." - John Tudor Our mission as Software Developers is to develop technology-based solutions-products that provide both the means and the methods for faster working, better performance and to achieve more. The technologies we develop provide users the control and functionality needed to be more efficient. The Software development field has grown with exponential rate. New products are coming to market daily. New innovations are flooding. Today the world of Software development is very large and much more complex than at any time. New software in large amount is hitting the market from beta version to fully functional products. This near-exponential growth in Software development market isn’t limited to any one segment of market. Rather it’s to Software Development as a whole – and it represents a huge challenge that must be addressed. The Question is that how the developers can keep apace of relevant new innovations without being buried beneath this overwhelming size of information about the technologies that are marginally connected to their own projects? Those days are gone when developers waited for a new innovation to come. In early days, new tools or technologies were released at reasonable intervals. Developers could afford to wait for the release of the new software or in other words, the waiting game was one that paid off in the long run. But in present world, the waiting game is losing game. New technologies, innovations are running at a much faster pace than it was a decade ago. The Software field is now touching a broader spectrum of technologies, for example, Web, Cloud, Mobile, Enterprise thereby resulting in a much... ... middle of paper ... ...ment is required. With having the better understanding of the project needs helps in facilitating the filtering process – the process which helps to look for the relevant technologies that serves the purpose while ignoring the technologies which serves little or no purpose. Software developers, by refining their vision, can identify which technologies should be added to their short list and thereby keeping their skill set up-to-date and fresh. There is no accurate way to predict the future of the software development. And it only mounts pressure on the developers to readily accept and quickly adapt to the accelerated technology evolution cycles. The software developers should not concern about the knowing every single technology rather they should figure out what is best for their own in order to remain always available to adapt to the quickly changing situations.
The Software Development Life Cycle is seldom used at my place of work. Unfortunately, recent developments in its use are deemed confidential. Due to this fact, this paper will examine in general terms one of the projects we are undertaking right now while at the same time attempting to maintain our confidentiality.
Software design and development is a field that requires various skills and abilities. Companies engaged in the development of software should provide an inclusive work environment where the different strengths of their employees are recognised, utilised and respected. Software development involves far more than programming skills. Personnel are required with strong communication, teamwork, attention to detail, creativity, design and problem-solving skills. Different personnel will possess these skills in varying proportions. It is the job of management to foster and encourage the development and enhancement of skills in the workplace.
Business requirements are gathered in this stage. This stage is the main focus of the project managers and stake holders. It is performed by the senior members of the team with inputs from the customer, the sales department, market surveys and domain experts in the industry. This information is then used to plan the main project approach and to conduct product feasibility study in the economical, operational and technical areas. You identify needs of the software. This is the vital stage, because bad investigation may lead to the project
Drucker observed the period between idea conception and technological creation was lengthy. “Overall, the lead time involved is something like 50 years, a figure that has not shortened appreciably throughout history.” This begs the question whether Drucker would consider the short lead times of software development to be a new reality or a historical anomaly.
While developing a software many complex activities are required which in turn have dependencies along them. Large software projects require the involvement of programmers, documentation specialists, program managers, architects, database analysts, system analysts, , and trainers and last but not the least testers. Along with their independent responsibilities these persons are also responsible to maintain and keep a check on the software system quality as well.
The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) consists of phases used in developing a piece of software. It is the plan of how to develop and maintain software, and when necessary, replace that software. In 2007 during my hospital’s transition to a new software system, I was fortunate enough to be included in the process. I did not get involved until the implementation phase, but from then on, until now, I remain very active in the process. I decided to highlight the Waterfall Model of SDLC. The Waterfall Model is a “sequential development process” with each phase continuing in a line (McGonigle and Mastrian, 2012, p. 205).
Given the time, it takes to develop large sophisticated software systems it not possible to define the problem and build the solution in a single step. Requirements will often change throughout a projects development, due to architectural constraints, customer’s needs or a greater understanding of the original problem. Iteration allows greater understanding of a project through successive refinements and addresses a projects highest risk items at every stage of its lifecycle. Ideally each iteration ends up with an executable release – this helps reduce a projects risk profile, allows greater customer feedback and help developers stay focused.
...deas and knowledge. Also, it is essential to understand in order to succeed in school, find information, and qualify for most jobs. New technologies continue to be created. The wisest step is to embrace the new technologies since they are unlikely to go away. Those who have the most knowledge of new technologies are able to accomplish more, and find more options available to them in life.
As technology advances, employers ask for new skills. Computer software engineers must continue to learn such skills if they hope to remain in this field. To help them keep up with the technology changes, continuing education and professional development seminars are offered by employers and software vendors, colleges and universities, private training institutions, and professional computing societies.
Technical and domain knowledge are both important in IS development. Domain knowledge is essential for successful software design and implementation (Tesch, D., Sobol, M., Klein, G., & Jiang, J., 2009). The familiarity of the domain affects the performance of the IS developers. The specific knowledge of the domain is important for the IS developers to finish the job which then reflects the work of the IS researchers. The participation of users in the ISD, group decision-making and the building of relationship ties are developed from pulling of domain knowledge as well as sharing development expertise.
Albert Einstein once said, “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.” Technology is a controversial topic, some say we are depending in excess from gadgets and devices. However, if it wasn’t for technology we wouldn’t be able to experience many benefits.
According to John Horvat, an author in The Wall Street Journal, " The proper use of technology is that it should be a means to serve us and make our lives easier. A key requirement is that we should be in control." Although, the problem with today`s society, is that we are not in control. Instead of technology serving us, it is now the other way around. Society has been more dependent on its technology in recent years, than it has ever been in the past. Those who are against the up rise of the technology industries, believe that technology has taken away ...
...ware and Software developers and Web designers are just some of the many new employment opportunities created with the help of IT. Probably new more jobs to come in more years.
Technological Innovations: The speed at which technology is evolving is more impactful more than ever before. Nevertheless, technology change isn’t alone responsible for transformation, but it is also, about how it is used and adopted by customers, partners, competitors, and stakeholders.
... things that software engineers need to learn, if you do not learn these things you will be at a disadvantage and be limited to what you are capable of. The rapid growth will open new jobs for the upcoming generations of software engineering. Software engineering is a hard but rewarding career, but in the end it helps others accomplish things that would not be possible 50 years ago.