Application Lifecycle Framework (ALF) was an
Eclipse Foundation
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project to develop an open framework for
system integration
System integration is defined in engineering as the process of bringing together the component sub- systems into one system (an aggregation of subsystems cooperating so that the system is able to deliver the overarching functionality) and ensuring ...
and
interoperability
Interoperability is a characteristic of a product or system to work with other products or systems. While the term was initially defined for information technology or systems engineering services to allow for information exchange, a broader defi ...
for
application lifecycle management
Application lifecycle management (ALM) is the product lifecycle management (governance, development, and maintenance) of computer programs. It encompasses requirements management, software architecture, computer programming, software testing, so ...
tools. The project failed to gain the support of significant vendors and was terminated in 2008.
See also
*
ISO/IEC 12207
ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 ''Systems and software engineering – Software life cycle processes'' is an international standard for software lifecycle processes. First introduced in 1995, it aims to be a primary standard that defines all the processes requ ...
, this is an
international standard
international standard is a technical standard developed by one or more international standards organizations. International standards are available for consideration and use worldwide. The most prominent such organization is the International Or ...
for software lifecycle processes
References
External links
About Application lifecycle frameworkApplication lifecycle framework FAQ* Eclipse Application Lifecycle Framework (ALF) project, Project Archival Review, November 12, 2008
A new approach for (product) lifecycle development based on ALF, 2021
Eclipse (software)
Programming tools
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