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software development
The entire process of conceptualizing, designing, programming, testing, and maintaining computer programs and applications.
Unser Unternehmen ist auf die Softwareentwicklung für mobile Geräte spezialisiert.
Our company specializes in software development for mobile devices.
This noun is a clear compound of 'die Software' (software) and 'die Entwicklung' (development). The meaning is therefore directly understandable: the development of software.
Die Softwareentwicklung ist ein komplexer Prozess.
Software development is a complex process.
Other important words belong to this noun: the person who does this work is 'der Softwareentwickler' (male software developer) or 'die Softwareentwicklerin' (female software developer). The verb is 'Software entwickeln' (to develop software).
Mein Bruder arbeitet als Softwareentwickler in Berlin.
My brother works as a software developer in Berlin.
Common verbs used with 'Softwareentwicklung' (software development) are 'in der Softwareentwicklung arbeiten' (to work in software development), 'sich auf Softwareentwicklung spezialisieren' (to specialize in software development), or 'ein Projekt in der Softwareentwicklung leiten' (to lead a project in software development).
Sie arbeitet seit fünf Jahren in der Softwareentwicklung.
She has been working in software development for five years.
computer science
'Informatik' and 'Softwareentwicklung' are easy to confuse because both often have to do with programming. However, 'Informatik' is the broader field and generally deals with the processing of information, for example with algorithms, data, and artificial intelligence. 'Softwareentwicklung' is a specific work process: you plan, write, test, and improve programs or apps. When talking about a school subject or a degree program, 'Informatik' often fits. When it is about building a specific piece of software, 'Softwareentwicklung' is more precise.
In der Softwareentwicklung testet das Team die neue App vor dem Start sehr genau.
In software development, the team tests the new app very carefully before launch.
Mein Freund studiert Informatik, weil ihn künstliche Intelligenz interessiert.
My friend is studying computer science because he is interested in artificial intelligence.