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Software Development Explained

A fast-paced, practical introduction to software development—explaining core concepts, programming languages and the entire software development lifecycle.

Simon Allardice - Pluralsight course - Software Development Explained
by Simon Allardice

What you'll learn

Get clear on the most important ideas in software development and the entire “software development lifecycle” or SDLC. You’ll learn about different kinds of development, including mobile, web-based and desktop. You’ll explore common applications and tools, and see why there are so many different programming languages. And, you'll see how programming is done in the “real world”, exploring the benefits of programming libraries, testing frameworks, source control, SDKs and APIs.

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Simon Allardice - Pluralsight course - Software Development Explained
Simon Allardice

With over three decades of software development experience, Simon has programmed in every discipline: from finance to transportation, nuclear reactors to game development. His first video course released back in 2002: since then, his popular courses have been viewed by hundreds of thousands of developers. Simon obsesses on making complicated subjects accessible, memorable, and easier to learn.

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