Software Engineering (Seventh Edition)

Author: (USA) Sommerville (I.)
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Publishing Time: 2004-11-01
Features: This book is a classic textbook systematically introducing software engineering theory. Since its first edition in 1982, it has been continuously updated with the development of the software engineering discipline, selling over 400,000 copies, cultivating generations of software engineering talent, and having a significant impact on the discipline itself. This new edition focuses on practical methods that can be adopted when developing large and complex software systems. The book is reorganized into 7 parts, covering the content of each stage of the entire software development process, from initial requirements derivation to design and development, and then to software project management. This book is suitable as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students, and can also be used as a reference for software engineering professionals. The main features of this book● Covers the new developments in the fields of software engineering theory and practice.● Integrates knowledge of software engineering and related fields.● Emphasizes the important aspects of requirements and architecture design.● Provides Java program examples and system models represented using UML.● An accompanying website (www.software-engin.com) offers rich software engineering resources and teaching materials. New content for this edition● Added 4 chapters, namely: "Application System Architecture," "Rapid Software Development" (including agile methods), "Component-Based Software Engineering," and "Software Evolution."● Majorly rewritten and reorganized the content of 11 chapters, adding much new material.● The remaining chapters have also been revised and updated.● Different software engineering techniques are illustrated through case studies of an information system and a control system.● Added knowledge related to agile methods and software reuse.● Combined discussion of system reliability and security.