Hands-On Software Engineering with Python

The bigger picture

So, what does this bigger picture look like? There are three easily-identifiable areas of focus, with a fourth (call it user interaction) that either weaves through the other three or is broken down into its own groups.

Software engineering must pay heed to standards, especially non-technical (business) ones, and also best practices. These may or may not be followed but, since they are standards or best practices for a reason, not following them is something that should always be a conscious (and defensible) decision. It's not unusual for business-process standards and practices to span multiple software components, which can make them difficult to track if a certain degree of discipline and planning isn't factored into ...