Software Development is the process of identifying, analyzing, planning, designing, programming, documenting, testing, deploying, implementing and maintaining software applications, frameworks or other software components to either meet the specific needs of a client or business, to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users or for personal use.

The different branches of software development are: software engineering, computer programming, video game development, web development, web application development and mobile application development. 

In the early years of software development, the industry is mostly dominated with the need to increase efficiency in handling voluminous data in the business sector.