Software development

Definitions related to software development, including tech terms about programming and words and phrases about Scrum, Agile and waterfall methodologies.

Agile software development

Definitions related to agile software development, including terms about Scrum and words and phrases about user stories, extreme programming (XP), Crystal, feature-driven development and Adaptive.

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AppDev

Definitions about software applications and development including operating system vocabulary, programming terminology, words about Internet applications and terms used in app/dev.

  • What is mobile application development?

    Mobile application development is the set of processes and procedures involved in writing software for small, wireless computing devices, such as smartphones and other hand-held devices.

  • What is Hyperledger?

    Hyperledger is a collection of open source projects created to support the development of blockchain-based distributed ledgers.

  • What is a REST API? Benefits, Uses, Examples

    A REST API is an architectural style for an application programming interface that uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) requests to access and use data.

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DevOps

This glossary contains definitions related to the DevOps movement. Some definitions explain the meaning of words used to describe how a DevOps culture breaks down silos between software development and operations teams. Other definitions are related to the software tools that DevOps engineers use to lower costs, achieve higher productivity and automate tasks.

  • What is mobile application development?

    Mobile application development is the set of processes and procedures involved in writing software for small, wireless computing devices, such as smartphones and other hand-held devices.

  • What is behavior-driven development (BDD)?

    Behavior-driven development (BDD) is an Agile development methodology that documents, designs and develops software around the behavior a user expects to experience when interacting with an app.

  • What is MySQL?

    MySQL is a popular, scalable, user-friendly, open source and free relational database management system (RDBMS) that uses Structured Query Language (SQL) to store, manage, and manipulate data.

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Programming

Definitions related to software programming, including tech terms about programming languages and words and phrases about software design, coding, testing and debugging.

  • statistical mean, median, mode and range

    The terms mean, median, mode, and range describe properties of statistical distributions.

  • job

    In certain computer operating systems, a job is the unit of work that a computer operator -- or a program called a job scheduler -- gives to the OS.

  • What is Capability Maturity Model (CMM)?

    The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a methodology used to develop and refine an organization's software development process.

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