Practitioner’s Myths

Myths

1)WE WRITE THE PROGRAM AND RUN IT, our job is done.

2)RUNNABLE PROGRAM IS MATTER QUALITY DOES NOT.

3)deliverable work product for a successful project is the WORKING PROGRAM.

4)EXTRA DOCUMENTATION will slow us down.

Customer Myths

Myths

1)A GENERAL STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES IS ENOUGH to begin writing programs we can fill in the details later.

2)CHANGE CAN BE EASILY DONE because software is flexible.

Management Myths

Myths: 

1) We have OUR OWN STANDARDS AND PROCEDURE for building                software,that provide my people with everything they need to know?

2) If we get behind schedule, we can HIRE MORE PROGRAMMERS and             keep up with work.

3) Give the the SOFTWARE PROJECT TO A THIRD PARTY, and then just
 relax and let third party build it.

Software Myths

There are mainly three myths about software that are following

• Management Myths
• Customer Myths
• Practitioner’s Myths

Software Applications

1. system software
2. application software
3. scientific software
4. embedded software
5. product-line software
6. web applications
7. real-time software

What is Software?

Software is programs that when executed provide desired features, function, and performance a particular task.