Application Lifecycle Framework

The Application Lifecycle Framework (ALF) was a project by the Eclipse Foundation that aimed to create a standardized, open-source system to allow different application lifecycle management (ALM) tools to work together more easily.^[1] The goal was to provide common protocols and integration services that would let software development tools from different vendors communicate and share data. However, the project failed to gain sufficient support from major industry players and was terminated in 2008.^[2]

Eclipse Application Lifecycle Framework
Developer(s)	Eclipse Foundation
Type	Application Lifecycle Management
License	Eclipse Public License
Website	eclipse.org/alf

See also

• Computer programming portal

• ISO/IEC 12207, this is an international standard for software lifecycle processes