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Software delivery & architecture · Core

Software development kit

Also called: SDK

ELI5

A toolkit for developers building on a product.

Used in conversation

“The mobile SDK includes authentication and analytics.”

Definition

A collection of tools, libraries and documentation helping developers build with a platform or technology.

Here “Software development kit” means: A collection of tools, libraries and documentation helping developers build with a platform or technology.

Pitch context

You will see “Software development kit” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches software delivery & architecture.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret software delivery & architecture without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

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