What are the different environments in a software development team

 Hello,

    In this blog, I'm going to explain what are the different environments used in a software development.

Different environments in the software development:

    Each environment has its own unique purpose. There are different standards of environments which are used in the industry, although almost every process starts at the ‘development’ stage and ends with ‘production’. Different organizations have their own purposes and policies which dictate when and how each environment is used.


 In general, environments include:

  • Development Environment;
  • Testing Environment; and
  • Production Environment.

     
    



Development Environment:


    The development environment is used to build your application. This is where developers complete the majority of their work. Typically, the development environment is set up on local computers, and work is facilitated by a Git repository. Users and customers cannot access anything done in the development environment unless you show them.

    Once your team has a version of the product that they are ready to release, they can “release” a new version of the product to the Production environment.

Testing Environment:

    A test environment is a host/server that allows you to run the test cases according to the user’s or software’s requirement to be tested. It sets up the host and integrates hardware (RAM, processor speed), software, and network configurations. Test environments are used to test and identify the application for bugs and find a possible fix for the same for the smooth functioning of the application for the user. 

    The test environment is used by the testing teams to check the quality and impact of the application before handing it to the user. It can test a specific part of an application using different configurations and data setups. It’s an essential part of the agile development methodology.

Production Environment:

    Production is the final environment in your software development process. It is the work that it ready to be publicly available, and only the most thoroughly tested code should end up here.

References: Codebots.com

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