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Engineering Software Products: An Introduction to Modern Software Engineering
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Engineering Software Products: An Introduction to Modern Software Engineering

by Ian Sommerville
May 2019
Beginner
352 pages
12h 26m
English
Pearson
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Preface

Software products, such as stand-alone programs, web apps and services, and mobile apps, have transformed our everyday life and work. There are tens of thousands of software product companies, and hundreds of thousands of software engineers are employed worldwide in software product development.

Contrary to what some people may think, engineering software products needs more than coding skills. So, I’ve written this book to introduce some of the software engineering activities that are important for the production of reliable and secure software products.

Who is the book for?

The book has been designed for students taking a first course in software engineering. People thinking about developing a product who don’t have much software ...

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