Software Development Life Cycle
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a process used by the software industry to design, develop, and test high quality software. The SDLC aims to produce a high-quality software that meets or exceeds customer expectations, reaches completion within times and cost estimates. Compatibility testing is an integral part of this life cycle as it ensures that the software runs seamlessly on different hardware, operating systems, platforms, and with other software. This phase verifies that the product has the expected behavior under a variety of conditions which includes varying environmental, system-level and operational scenarios. The SDLC process encompasses several phases including planning, analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Each phase has specific goals and tasks that need to be accomplished for the successful delivery of the software product.