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Essential Software Development Practices

The document outlines professional software development practices, covering the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), methodologies like Agile and Scrum, version control with Git, project management tools, and software design patterns. It also introduces programming in Python, detailing basics, data types, control flow, functions, string manipulation, data structures, file handling, modules, exception handling, list comprehensions, libraries, and object-oriented programming. Each section emphasizes practical applications and best practices for effective software development.

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Essential Software Development Practices

The document outlines professional software development practices, covering the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), methodologies like Agile and Scrum, version control with Git, project management tools, and software design patterns. It also introduces programming in Python, detailing basics, data types, control flow, functions, string manipulation, data structures, file handling, modules, exception handling, list comprehensions, libraries, and object-oriented programming. Each section emphasizes practical applications and best practices for effective software development.

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Professional Software Development Practices

First Part:

1. Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

 Topics to Cover:
o Overview of SDLC phases: Planning, Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing,
and Maintenance.
o Importance of SDLC in project success.
o Real-world examples of SDLC application.

2. Software Development Methodologies

 Topics to Cover:
o Introduction to Agile, Scrum and compare with Waterfall methodologies.
o Advantages and disadvantages of each methodology.
o Choosing the right methodology for a project.

3. Version Control Systems

 Topics to Cover:
o Introduction to Git and GitHub.
o Version control best practices.
o Resolving conflicts in collaborative development.

4. Project Management Tools

 Topics to Cover:
o Overview of Jira, Trello, and Asana.
o Managing tasks and workflows.
o Tracking project progress and reporting.

5. Software Design Patterns

 Topics to Cover:
o Common design patterns: Singleton, Factory, Observer, and Strategy.
o Benefits of using design patterns.
o Case studies of design patterns in real-world projects.
Second Part:

Introduction to Programming Languages (Python…)

 Topics to Cover:

1. Python Basics:

 Introduction to Python syntax and indentation.


 Running Python scripts and using interactive environments like Jupyter
Notebook.

2. Data Types and Variables:

 Primitive Data Types: Integers, floats, strings, booleans.


 Non-Primitive Types: Lists, tuples, dictionaries, sets.
 Type conversion and type checking with type().

3. Control Flow:

 Conditional statements: if, elif, else.


 Looping constructs: for and while loops.
 Loop control: break, continue, else with loops.

4. Functions:

 Defining functions using def.


 Function arguments: positional, keyword, default, and variable-length
arguments (*args, **kwargs).
 Returning values with return.

5. String Manipulation:

 String concatenation, slicing, and indexing.


 String methods like strip(), split(), join(), replace(), lower(),
upper().
 String formatting with f-strings and format().

6. Data Structures:

 Lists: Creating, indexing, slicing, appending, removing, and iterating.


 Tuples: Immutable sequences and their use cases.
 Dictionaries: Key-value pairs, accessing values, adding/removing items, and
iterating over keys/values.
 Sets: Unique collections, union, intersection, and difference.

7. File Handling:

 Reading from and writing to files using open(), read(), write(), and
close().
 Using context managers (with open() as) for file operations.

8. Modules and Packages:

 Importing modules using import and from ... import.


 Understanding Python’s standard libraries like math, random, and os.
 Creating and importing custom modules.

9. Exception Handling:

 Using try, except, else, and finally for error handling.


 Raising exceptions with raise.

10. List Comprehensions:

 Creating lists using compact and readable one-liner expressions.


 Example: [x**2 for x in range(10) if x % 2 == 0].
11. Working with Libraries:

 Installing third-party libraries using pip.


 Popular beginner libraries: numpy for numerical operations, pandas for
data manipulation, and matplotlib for plotting.

12. Classes and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP):

 Defining and instantiating classes.


 Using attributes and methods.
 Concepts of inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, and abstraction.

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