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Essentials of Software Engineering, Second Edition |  | Authors: Frank F. Tsui, Orlando Karam
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.3 x 1
ISBN: 0763785342
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.1
EAN: 9780763785345
ASIN: 0763785342
Publication Date: December 15, 2009
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Essentials of Software Engineering, Second Edition is a comprehensive, yet concise introduction to the core fundamental topics and methodologies of software development. Ideal for new students or seasoned professionals looking for a new career in the area of software engineering, this text presents the complete life cycle of a software system, from inception to release and through support. The authors have broken the text into six distinct sections covering programming concepts, system analysis and design, principles of software engineering, development and support processes, methodologies, and product management. Presenting topics emphasized by the IEEE Computer Society sponsored Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) and by the Software Engineering 2004 Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Software Engineering, the second edition of Essentials of Software Engineering is an exceptional text for those entering the exciting world of software development.
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 Easy to read, yet incredibly informative July 13, 2010
Casey Robinson (Pennsylvania, USA)
I am a recent college graduate with a degree in physics. I have some programming experience, but I was looking for a way to organize the structure of my future programs. That is where Essentials of Software Engineering comes in. This book starts with the broad view of the software creation process, then dives into the details of each step.
If you are looking for a book to teach you about building software projects, this is a great choice.
Efficient February 7, 2010
Chaos (Atlanta, GA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book arrived in just a short two days, and it was in great condition.
 Completely inadequate for my needs February 18, 2007
Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States(cashbacher@yahoo.com))
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I teach a course in software engineering nearly every year, and am always trolling for a new and better textbook. This book does not come close to satisfying my needs. While the breadth of the coverage is adequate, the depth is too shallow. If the course were structured so that the students read the book and took the test, then it would probably be minimally adequate. However, I have them develop and describe a software project using UML and only three pages of this book are devoted to UML diagrams. This is nowhere near enough for explaining what is nearly the standard means of expressing software development.
While I commend the authors for including a chapter on software maintenance, it also covers software support and is only twenty pages long. I really have no desire to teach my students how to accept and manage customer support calls. And quite frankly, they have no desire to learn how to do it. These weaknesses are unfortunate, because I found the book to be the most readable of the software engineering texts that I have examined. Very little code appears in the book, three pages are devoted to function point estimation and the phrase lines of code (LOC) doesn't even appear in the index. I also could not find the word metric anywhere in the index.
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