- Course
Software Development Explained
A fast-paced, practical introduction to software development—explaining core concepts, programming languages and the entire software development lifecycle.
What you'll learn
Get clear on the most important ideas in software development and the entire “software development lifecycle” or SDLC. You’ll learn about different kinds of development, including mobile, web-based and desktop. You’ll explore common applications and tools, and see why there are so many different programming languages. And, you'll see how programming is done in the “real world”, exploring the benefits of programming libraries, testing frameworks, source control, SDKs and APIs.
Table of contents
- Introduction | 3m 47s
- SDLC — Software Development Life Cycle | 5m 9s
- Stages of the SDLC | 3m 15s
- Sidebar — Move Fast and Break Things | 1m 51s
- Programming Introduction | 4m 31s
- Programming Languages | 3m 44s
- Compilers and Interpreters | 5m 48s
- How to Choose a Programming Language | 3m 4s
- The Point of Functions and Libraries | 5m 49s
- Using Software Frameworks | 2m 17s
- What Is an SDK? | 2m 2s
- What Is an API? | 4m 5s
- Unit Testing and TDD | 5m 3s
- Version Control and CI/CD | 3m 58s
- Common Practices in Software Development | 3m 56s
About the author
With over three decades of software development experience, Simon has programmed in every discipline: from finance to transportation, nuclear reactors to game development. His first video course released back in 2002: since then, his popular courses have been viewed by hundreds of thousands of developers. Simon obsesses on making complicated subjects accessible, memorable, and easier to learn.