Introduction to software engineering. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ronald J. Leach.
• Authors: Leach, Ronald J
• Contents: Introduction; THE NEED FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; ARE SOFTWARE TEAMS REALLY NECESSARY?; GOALS OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; TYPICAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TASKS; SOFTWARE LIFE CYCLES; DIFFERENT VIEWS OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AS AN ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE; SOME TECHNIQUES OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; STANDARDS COMMONLY USED FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES; ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK Project Management ; SUBTEAMS NEEDED IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROJECTS; NATURE OF PROJECT TEAMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE PROJECT ESTIMATION; PROJECT SCHEDULING; PROJECT MEASUREMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS; ROLE OF NETWORKS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT; GROUPWARE; CASE STUDY IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR AGILE PROCESSES Requirements ; SOME PROBLEMS WITH REQUIREMENTS DETERMINATION; REQUIREMENTS ELICITATION; REQUIREMENTS TRACEABILITY; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES AND REQUIREMENTS; USE CASES IN REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; REENGINEERING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS; ASSESSMENT OF FEASIBILITY OF SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS; USABILITY REQUIREMENTS; SPECIFYING REQUIREMENTS USING STATE DIAGRAMS AND DECISION TABLES; SPECIFYING REQUIREMENTS USING PETRI NETS; ETHICAL ISSUES; SOME METRICS FOR REQUIREMENTS; THE REQUIREMENTS REVIEW; A MANAGEMENT VIEWPOINT; CASE STUDY OF A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE ON REQUIREMENTS IN AGILE DEVELOPMENT; THE MAJOR PROJECT: PROBLEM STATEMENT; THE MAJOR PROJECT: REQUIREMENTS ELICITATION; THE MAJOR SOFTWARE PROJECT: REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS Software Design ; INTRODUCTION; SOFTWARE DESIGN PATTERNS; INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE DESIGN REPRESENTATIONS; PROCEDURALLY ORIENTED DESIGN REPRESENTATIONS; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES; SOFTWARE DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR PROCEDURALLY ORIENTED PROGRAMS; WHAT IS AN OBJECT?; OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN REPRESENTATIONS; SOFTWARE DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMS; CLASS DESIGN ISSUES; USER INTERFACES; SOFTWARE INTERFACES; SOME METRICS FOR DESIGN; DESIGN REVIEWS; A MANAGER’S VIEWPOINT OF DESIGN; CASE STUDY OF DESIGN IN AGILE DEVELOPMENT; ARCHITECTURE OF THE MAJOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROJECT; PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE MAJOR SOFTWARE PROJECT; SUBSYSTEM DESIGN FOR THE MAJOR SOFTWARE PROJECT; DETAILED DESIGN FOR THE MAJOR SOFTWARE PROJECT Coding ; CHOICE OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; CODING STYLES; CODING STANDARDS; CODING, DESIGN, REQUIREMENTS, AND CHANGE; COUPLING CAN BE DANGEROUS; SOME CODING METRICS; CODING REVIEWS AND INSPECTIONS; CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT; A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE ON CODING; CASE STUDY IN CODING IN AGILE DEVELOPMENT; CODING OF THE MAJOR SOFTWARE PROJECT Testing and Integration ; TYPES OF SOFTWARE TESTING; BLACK-BOX MODULE TESTING; WHITE-BOX MODULE TESTING; REDUCING THE NUMBER OF TEST CASES BY EFFECTIVE TEST STRATEGIES; TESTING OBJECTS FOR ENCAPSULATION AND COMPLETENESS; TESTING OBJECTS WITH INHERITANCE; GENERAL TESTING ISSUES FOR OBJECT-ORIENTED SOFTWARE; TEST SCRIPTS, TEST HARNESSES, AND TEST PLANS; SOFTWARE INTEGRATION; CLOUD COMPUTING AND SOFTWARE INTEGRATION: SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE ; MANAGING CHANGE IN THE INTEGRATION PROCESS; PERFORMANCE AND STRESS TESTING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY; A MANAGER’S VIEWPOINT ON TESTING AND INTEGRATION; CASE STUDY IN TESTING AND INTEGRATION IN AGILE DEVELOPMENT; TESTING THE MAJOR SOFTWARE PROJECT; INTEGRATING THE MAJOR SOFTWARE PROJECT Delivery, Installation, and Documentation; DELIVERY; INSTALLATION; DOCUMENTATION; INTERNAL DOCUMENTATION; EXTERNAL DOCUMENTATION; DESIGN RATIONALES; INSTALLATION, USER, TRAINING, AND OPERATIONS MANUALS; ONLINE DOCUMENTATION; READING LEVELS; A MANAGER’S VIEW OF DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, AND DOCUMENTATION; CASE STUDY OF DELIVERY IN AGILE DEVELOPMENT; DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, AND DOCUMENTATION OF THE MAJOR SOFTWARE PROJECT Maintenance and Software Evolution ; INTRODUCTION; CORRECTIVE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; ADAPTIVE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; HOW TO READ REQUIREMENTS, DESIGNS, AND SOURCE CODE; A MANAGER’S PERSPECTIVE ON SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; MAINTENANCE COSTS, SOFTWARE EVOLUTION, AND THE DECISION TO BUY VERSUS BUILD VERSUS REUSE VERSUS REENGINEER; MAINTENANCE IN AGILE DEVELOPMENT AND THE TOTAL LIFE CYCLE COSTS; MAINTENANCE OF THE MAJOR SOFTWARE PROJECT Research Issues in Software Engineering ; SOME IMPORTANT RESEARCH PROBLEMS IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; HOW TO READ THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING RESEARCH LITERATURE APPENDIX A: AN INTERESTING SOFTWARE PATENT; APPENDIX B: COMMAND-LINE ARGUMENTS; APPENDIX C: FLOWCHARTS References; Index A summary, keywords and phrases, and further reading appear at the end of each chapter.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 005.1; Software engineering
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498705318; 9781498705288; 9781498705301
• Related ISBNs: 9781498705271
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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