Software Development Philosophy

A Software Development Philosophy is a development philosophy that guides software development decisions through fundamental software development beliefs about how software systems should be created.

• AKA: Development Philosophy, Programming Philosophy, Software Engineering Philosophy.
• Context:
  • It can typically influence Software Development Approaches through software development principle application.
  • It can typically shape Software Development Prioritys through software development value hierarchy.
  • It can typically guide Software Development Trade-offs through software development belief systems.
  • It can typically inform Software Development Practices through software development philosophical foundations.
  • It can typically determine Software Development Success Criteria through software development value definition.
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  • It can often challenge Software Development Conventions through software development paradigm shifts.
  • It can often inspire Software Development Innovation through software development thinking models.
  • It can often unify Software Development Teams through software development shared beliefs.
  • It can often evolve Software Development Culture through software development philosophical influence.
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  • It can range from being a Conservative Software Development Philosophy to being a Progressive Software Development Philosophy, depending on its software development change appetite.
  • It can range from being a Pragmatic Software Development Philosophy to being an Idealistic Software Development Philosophy, depending on its software development principle adherence.
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  • It can manifest in Software Development Methodologys through software development practice selection.
  • It can influence Software Development Tool Choices through software development value alignment.
  • It can shape Software Development Team Structures through software development collaboration models.
  • It can guide Software Development Quality Standards through software development excellence definition.
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• Example(s):
  • Process-Oriented Software Development Philosophys, such as:
    • Agile Development Philosophy emphasizing software development iteration.
    • Waterfall Development Philosophy valuing software development planning.
    • DevOps Philosophy integrating software development operations.
  • Quality-Oriented Software Development Philosophys, such as:
    • Clean Code Philosophy prioritizing software development readability.
    • Test-Driven Development Philosophy emphasizing software development verification.
    • Domain-Driven Design Philosophy focusing on software development business alignment.
  • Value-Oriented Software Development Philosophys, such as:
    • Product-Centric Development Philosophy prioritizing software development customer value.
    • Open Source Philosophy promoting software development collaboration.
    • Minimalist Development Philosophy valuing software development simplicity.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Software Development Methodology, which prescribes software development processes rather than software development beliefs.
  • Software Development Standard, which mandates software development practices rather than software development principles.
  • Software Development Framework, which provides software development structures rather than software development philosophy.
• See: Development Philosophy, Software Development Practice, Product-Centric Development Philosophy, Software Development Culture.

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