Classic app development

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Classic app development on the ServiceNow AI Platform enables you to plan, design, and build applications using classic app builders, IDEs, and other ServiceNow tooling. Start with what you know and use powerful builders for different development experiences, a library of reusable components, and published applications to modernize your legacy processes.

Classic app development overview

Classic app development refers to the traditional app development approach, in which you use a range of builders and tools to build each component of an application. With the classic app development approach, you follow the traditional software development life cycle (SDLC) and oversee each stage directly: planning, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining.

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## App development phases

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