Software Development Tools: Benefits and Challenges

The assignment provides an in-depth analysis of software development tools, including their features, benefits, and challenges. It also discusses the effectiveness and popularity of these platforms, highlighting the importance of software development tools in modern business operations.

Computer programming

Abstract

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................1
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION.............................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

INTRODUCTION
In today’s digitalization world, every company is building their own applications. This is
done to provide ease to customers in finding and searching about various things. Also, there are
variety of tools that makes it easy for user and programmer to do coding and develop software.
Through this, they can be integrated. The tools provide different layout of software and also
helps in designing of interface. Every software has their own features and specifications which
helps using it. net beans, zend, atom, etc. are certain types of software development tools that are
used.
OVERVIEW
In many large company’s software developer use these tools to develop their website.
The type and interface of tools is designed according to nature and size of organization. The
software helps in managing and organizing different functions. Moreover, it makes easy in
sharing files, e mails and communicating. Through this, operation and functions become
effective and easy. The above tools are free of cost and only require few resources for
development. This platform has made it easy in utilization of tools.
Net beans- it is a major and most commonly used platform by developers. It consists of variety
of features through which coding is done. In this web, mobile and desktop applications can be
developed.
Features-
It supports fast and small coding that makes it easy and simple for user to understand and run
programming languages. In this, codes can be written quickly.
Its main feature is it supports in writing bug free codes making it determining bugs and removing
before running. The tool support C, C++, PHP, etc. programming languages.
Another feature is software or application developed can be installed on different operating
system like Windows, Linux, IOS, etc. thus, there is common configuration of net beans for all
OS.
Pros
The rapid user interface development provides debugging and deploying of software through
testing.
it is available online and for free of cost
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software or applications developed on it can be installed on any operating system, so there is no
need to develop or change configuration for each type of OS.
The main advantage it allows designing of software for all types of interface such as mobile,
web, etc.
Cons
The tool is having very complicated structure
The software developed might not run on particular OS. This will lead to entire failure of
application designed.
Each OS have their own configure, so it is very difficult to develop common software for all of
them.
Zend- it allows users and developers to debug, design and access codes easily. This tool is most
advance as it includes PHP IDE configuration and design for designing of applications. It also
helps in increasing the productivity of programmer.
Features
It contains feature of fast coding and making improvements in indexing, validating, etc. for PHP
codes.
The tool is having their own debugging applications such as Xdebug, zend debugger, etc. that
make helps in removing bugs.
It also supports other development tools like Docker and Git flow.
The applications are deployed on severs popular servers of companies like Amazon and
Microsoft. This helps in effective developing of software
Pros
As it contains own debugging tools, user does not have to run codes on other applications. This
saves time as well as cost in developing.
Integration of tools allows
Cons
Sometimes, the tools use for debugging may not work properly, this results in delay of deploying
and design.
Spiralogics application architecture- this tool is based on cloud computing. in this user can
develop, customise and deploy them via online. It includes pre determined and default installed
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codes that can be used by developer. Many cloud computing companies provide this type of
service. also, they develop and test software and sells them in the market. There is a complete
architecture of prototype software. This enables in quick and effective application development.
Features
It is having a built in HTML editor that allows to write code easily.
The architecture provides design and interface of application through which customised pages
can be created.
In this change in application can be viewed before deploying it. thus, required changes can be
identified and improved.
Here, user can create their own customised process that are not defined. In addition to this, tool is
having certain defined processes like delete, save, reject, etc. that can be used by developer.
the tool allows to customise page components as per requirement of software.
Pros
Cons
Issues and challenges in software development tool:
Benefits and uses of tools:
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Effectiveness and popularity of platforms and tools:
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
As said by () in many organisations there are several types of software used in various
functions. The availability of software development tools has provided a platform for business to
utilise them and design applications. Also, the tools contain default features of writing program
codes, deploy it and test its validity via online. So, this has made it simple and easy for them to
write different programming languages like C, C++, Java, etc. in one tool.
CONCLUSION
From this report it can be concluded that there are different types of software
development tools such as Zend, net beans, etc. available in the market. It helps programmer and
user to develop various of software as per requirements. Each tool is having their own feature
that provide different services. also, it is summarised that there are several issues and problems
like ineffective interface, debugging errors, etc. faced while developing software. Moreover,
many applications are successfully used by companies for their specific function. It has increased
their efficiency and productivity of operations.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
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