Software Development Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying,
designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and
maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development involves
writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all processes from the
conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, typically in a
planned and structured process.[1] Software development also includes research, new development,
prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in
software products.