The software development cycle has five basic steps:

1. Specifications: Determining "what"
   • Identify customer needs
   • Clarify required capabilities
2. Design: Determining "how"
   • Imperative paradigm: Determine data structures and algorithms
   • OO paradigm: Determine classes, objects, methods, use cases
3. Coding: Translating the design to code
4. Integration and testing
   • Put the pieces together
   • Test pieces independently, then in combination
   • Correct errors as possible
5. Maintenance
   • Debug
   • Adjust capabilities, approaches
   • Add features

created April 29, 2003 last revised April 30, 2003

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