In this article, we will be moving forward with the software development models and thereafter, we will be looking into the software testing life cycle(STLC).<\/p>\n
Before learning about software development models, let\u2019s understand what is software development life cycle (SDLC).<\/p>\n
The development process adopted in every project is according to its aims and goals. There are different life cycle models designed to fulfill each requirement.<\/p>\n
The development model chosen for a particular product has a big impact on the testing process. The life cycle below describes the software development life cycle (SDLC).<\/p>\n
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We need to understand what happens in each phase of the development life cycle and why these phases are important.<\/p>\n
There are six phases in the software development life cycle (SDLC)<\/p>\n
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There are various software development models designed based on their sequence of phases. The most common type of the development models we are going to discuss here. These models are:<\/p>\n
Now, that we know about the popular models, let\u2019s look into it one by one.<\/p>\n
This model is in a linear sequential manner. This development model involves executing each phase and then going into the next phase.<\/p>\n
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As the name suggests, the testing and development life cycle run parallel, the one side of V is verification (development) and the other side is validation (verification). Hence this is also called the Verification and Validation model as well.<\/p>\n
This model is an extension of the waterfall model, the only difference is that the process steps are bent upwards after the coding phase, to form a typical V shape.<\/p>\n
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It is a smart and practical approach of SDLC, where a prototype is being made and implemented prior to the final product.<\/p>\n
The prototype may not have the exact logic of the targeted product, but it matches the product’s functionality and visualization.<\/p>\n
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As the name suggests, it is a method where the model is designed and built incrementally until the product is finished. This model combines the philosophy of the waterfall model and the iterative model. In this development model, development and maintenance go side by side. Each iteration passes through requirements, design, coding, and testing phases.<\/p>\n
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Initially, the first version of the product has been developed according to the product specifications and if the requirement comes, then the newer versions will be deployed with the new set of iterations. Every release of an iterative model finishes in exact period of time, called iteration, hence the name iterative model.<\/p>\n
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Rapid application development (RAD) model is an adaptive software development model which adapts features of both prototyping and iterative models. It focuses more on implementation and less on documentation.<\/p>\n
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The Spiral development model is iterative and contains the phases of the waterfall model.<\/p>\n
This model supports risk handling and the project is delivered in loops. Each loop of the spiral is called a phase of the software development model.<\/p>\n
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To overcome the disadvantages of the waterfall model in terms changing of the requirements, the agile model came into the picture. The agile model operates in rapid and small cycles. This results in more frequent incremental releases with each release building on previous functionality. Thorough testing is done to ensure the quality of the product.<\/p>\n
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This is about the types of software development models we have learned till now. Moving onto the next topic, Let\u2019s learn about the testing life cycle (software testing life cycle).<\/p>\n
In the world of software, the testing process is formally called the software development life cycle (STLC)<\/p>\n
Testing is an important part of any production process. Before the product is used by the customer, testing is done to find the defects and deliver a quality product.<\/p>\n
Software testing life cycle is the whole process of how testing is performed, and what are the phases involved. Software testing life cycle involves several phases which are required in the entire testing process.<\/p>\n
The testing life cycle consists of six phases as follows:<\/p>\n
These phases are very important in the testing process and each phase has its own role to play. Starting from requirement analysis, moving onto test planning, test case preparation, and test execution, every step has a motive to serve.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s look at each phase one by one and understand why testing life cycle is important.<\/p>\n
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The software development life cycle<\/strong> is the process of the overall software development process beginning from requirements gathering to the deployment and the maintenance of the product. <\/p>\n Whereas,<\/p>\n Testing is a phase of the development life cycle<\/strong><\/span> and the processes involved in the testing comes under the software testing life cycle.<\/p>\n \n So far, we learned about the software development life cycle and the software testing life cycle. Now, let\u2019s summarize everything we learned in this section:<\/p>\n In this article, we will be moving forward with the software development models and thereafter, we will be looking into the software testing life cycle(STLC). Before learning about software development models, let\u2019s understand what is software development life cycle (SDLC). What is Software Development Life Cycle(SDLC) The development process adopted in every project is according […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software-testing","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rahulshettyacademy.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rahulshettyacademy.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rahulshettyacademy.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahulshettyacademy.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahulshettyacademy.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=690"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/rahulshettyacademy.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":703,"href":"https:\/\/rahulshettyacademy.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690\/revisions\/703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahulshettyacademy.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rahulshettyacademy.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahulshettyacademy.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahulshettyacademy.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n
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