Concise Guide to Software Engineering : From Fundamentals to Application Methods Paperback / softback
by Gerard O'Regan
Part of the Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science series
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This textbook presents a concise introduction to the fundamental principles of software engineering, together with practical guidance on how to apply the theory in a real-world, industrial environment.
The wide-ranging coverage encompasses all areas of software design, management, and quality. Topics and features: presents a broad overview of software engineering, including software lifecycles and phases in software development, and project management for software engineering; examines the areas of requirements engineering, software configuration management, software inspections, software testing, software quality assurance, and process quality; covers topics on software metrics and problem solving, software reliability and dependability, and software design and development, including Agile approaches; explains formal methods, a set of mathematical techniques to specify and derive a program from its specification, introducing the Z specification language; discusses software process improvement, describing the CMMI model, and introduces UML, a visual modelling language for software systems; reviews a range of tools to support various activities in software engineering, and offers advice on the selection and management of a software supplier; describes such innovations in the field of software as distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, software as a service, cloud computing, and embedded systems; includes key learning topics, summaries and review questions in each chapter, together with a useful glossary. This practical and easy-to-follow textbook/reference is ideal for computer science students seeking to learn how to build high quality and reliable software on time and on budget.
The text also serves as a self-study primer for software engineers, quality professionals, and software managers.
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- Pages:444 pages, 104 Illustrations, color; 22 Illustrations, black and white; XXVII, 444 p. 126 illus., 10
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:25/09/2022
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- ISBN:9783031078156
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:444 pages, 104 Illustrations, color; 22 Illustrations, black and white; XXVII, 444 p. 126 illus., 10
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:25/09/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9783031078156