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Why Software Engineering is Popular?


Here are important reasons behind the popularity of software engineering:




  • Large software – In our real life, it is quite more comfortable to build a wall than a house or building. In the same manner, as the size of the software becomes large, software engineering helps you to build software.
  • Scalability- If the software development process were based on scientific and engineering concepts, it is easier to re-create new software to scale an existing one.
  • Adaptability: Whenever the software process was based on scientific and engineering, it is easy to re-create new software with the help of software engineering.
  • Cost- Hardware industry has shown its skills and huge manufacturing has lower the cost of the computer and electronic hardware.
  • Dynamic Nature- Always growing and adapting nature of the software. It depends on the environment in which the user works.
  • Quality Management: Offers better method of software development to provide quality software products.


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