What is Software Development?
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What is Software Development?

Software development refers to a collection of computer science activities committed to the procedure of producing, creating, deploying and also supporting software application.

Software itself is the collection of guidelines or programs that tell a computer what to do. It is independent of hardware and also makes computers programmable. There are three basic types:

System software to provide core features such as operating systems, disk monitoring, utilities, hardware management and also various other functional requirements.

Programs software application to provide developers devices such as full-screen editor, compilers, linkers, debuggers and other devices to create code.

Software (applications or apps) to aid customers execute jobs. Workplace efficiency collections, data monitoring software program, media players and safety programs are examples. Applications additionally describes web as well as mobile applications like those used to shop on Amazon.com, fraternize Facebook or message images to Instagram.1.

A feasible fourth kind is embedded software. Installed systems software is used to manage devices as well as gadgets not usually considered computers– telecoms networks, automobiles, industrial robotics as well as more. These tools, and also their software, can be attached as part of the Internet of Things (IoT).2.

Software development is mainly carried out by programmers, software program designers and software application programmers. These duties connect and also overlap, as well as the characteristics in between them differ substantially throughout growth departments as well as areas.

Developers, or coders, compose resource code to program computers for details jobs like merging databases, processing on the internet orders, transmitting communications, conducting searches or displaying message and graphics. Programmers generally translate directions from software application developers and designers as well as use shows languages like C++ or Java to bring them out.

Software engineers apply engineering concepts to develop software program and systems to solve troubles. They use modeling language and also various other devices to devise services that can often be put on problems in a basic method, rather than just solving for a specific circumstances or client. Software application engineering options follow the clinical approach and must work in the real world, as with bridges or lifts.

Software programmers have a much less formal role than engineers as well as can be carefully included with certain project locations– consisting of writing code. At the same time, they drive the general software development lifecycle– including working across useful groups to transform needs right into features, handling development groups as well as procedures, and also performing software program testing and also upkeep.3.

The job of software program advancement isn’t confined to coders or growth groups. Experts such as researchers, tool fabricators and also equipment manufacturers additionally produce software application code despite the fact that they are not largely software designers. Neither is it constrained to typical infotech markets such as software or semiconductor companies. In fact, according to the Brookings Institute, those organisations “account for less than half of the business carrying out software application development.”.

An essential difference is custom software advancement as opposed to industrial software application development. Custom software program advancement is the process of creating, producing, releasing and preserving software program for a details collection of users, functions or companies. In contrast, business off-the-shelf software (COTS) is created for a wide set of requirements, permitting it to be packaged as well as commercially marketed as well as dispersed.

FreezeFrame Photo and Video Viewer
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FreezeFrame Photo and Video Viewer

FreezeFrame is a photo and video organizer/viewer like Picassa or iPhoto. They not only import and organize media but also support annotations like keywords, comments, titles and GPS location for categorization and search.

A file manager or explorer that comes with the operating system might already do a pretty good job but this requires an organized storage structure and usually lacks advanced search possibilities. File managers seldom utilize the rich meta-data that is already in the media. Most smart phones for example can add a GPS location to photos and videos, but you can seldom view your media based on its location. Why not select photos from a map or even go one step further: resolve those locations to real world addresses and select your photos by country, state or city? This might come in handy when you have thousands of photos and want to put together a quick slide show for your friends or update your picture frame.

If you’re looking for a photo and video organizer for your local collection, appreciate a simple an easy interface then FreezeFrame might be for you. It’s free (FOSS) and written in JavaFX so it runs on all major platforms. You might even consider a donation if you enjoy it.

Current status

FreezeFrame is currently in beta phase. Though it has been used for quite some time now and I personally use it on a daily basis, it’s still in beta until enough people have successfully tried and tested it.

You’re more than welcome to give it a try and report any issues. I strongly suggest that you’ll use it on a copy of your collection or make sure you make regular backups.

Key features

  • cross-platform; meaning you can run it on Windows, OS X, Linux and any other platform that can run Java 8.
  • all meta-data like keywords, comments, rating & location can be stored in the photo or video file itself. If the collection is on a shared medium like a network or cloud drive, everybody accessing this collection will get these changes.
  • freezeFrame does not rely on any external players, it renders photos and videos natively in JavaFX.
  • see the detailed feature list for a complete overview

What it will NOT do (and why)

  • Make backups of your collection.
    Making reliable and efficient backups is a problem on its own. There are many good solutions available so there is no need to re-invent the wheel.
  • Video and or photo editing.
    The reason for this is the same as above. Photo and video editing are complex tasks and there are already plenty of programs doing a great job at this. FreezeFrame offers some very simple color adjustment and you can launch your favorite photo or video editor from inside.