The software
development cycle is changing. The traditional cycle of software
development ranged from tasks like requirements gathering, analysis,
implementation, QA, build-fix-build iterations and then, finally, application
deployment. From start to finish, software development typically took many
months or even years. Those individual tasks aren’t going away, but the
development cycle is changing. It is
shortening
Agile development, for one, has had a tremendous influence
on the development cycle. The morphing of long development cycles into frequent
loops of development and redeployment followed by feedback from customers, end
users and other stakeholders has enabled more frequent updates and more
targeted releases.
The packaging of software as apps that can access collections
of microservices and as containers also means that it’s now possible to
introduce updates more easily and frequently by swapping out newer versions of
self-contained services.
But, above all, the cloud-first development philosophy has
become a part of almost all new software is affecting how software is created.
Some of the reasons why software development is done more
efficiently in the cloud
include:
1. Typically software developers are already using the cloud
for some part of their current process.
2. Software developers want to work with new technologies,
most of which are cloud centric.
3. New software development tools, like for DevOps and
Continuous Delivery, are based on cloud services.
Source: Formtek
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