Software Engineering

by Ian Sommerville

Book Overview

Key Benefit: For courses in computer science and software engineering The Fundamental Practice of Software Engineering Software Engineering introduces readers to the overwhelmingly important subject... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321313798
• ISBN13: 9780321313799
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Length: 840 Pages
• Weight: 3.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellent condition

The book was delivered within the quoted time in the precise condition described. I was very pleased with my order.

Good high-level book

This is a good high-level book for a first software engineering course. It mentions things like critical systems, object oriented programming, and real -time systems, but at a very high level; so it should not be used for a specialized course. It provides many helpful examples and diagrams. My only complaint is that the chapters are very long, and a lot of things are repeated several times. I think this book could easily be 75% shorter without loosing any important information.

A nice book in software engineering

I bought this book as a required textbook for my grad course. I've learned a lot from my past misconception and misunderstanding between software science and software engineering just after reading a few chapters from the book. The book covers wide aspects of engineering a software, both technical aspects and non-technical aspects (social, laws, ethics) although not in deep-breath details. I highly recommend this book for any students who want to know about software engineering, pracicing software engineers who want to enhance their engineering ana managerial capability in developing a good software or for self-study for anybody who want to jump into software business.

Ian Sommerville's Software Engineering

A great introductory book on software engineering. It gives you a holistic view of software engineering, but lacks in details. It won't teach you how to draw ER diagrams but it will tell you what they are.

Good introduction and explanation of software engineering

Overview of Software Engineering, with a brief explanation of software process and project management. It mainly covers the design issue and introduces the method of handling critical system.