Beginning Software Engineering

by Rod Stephens

A complete introduction to building robust and reliable softwareBeginning Software Engineering demystifies the software engineering methodologies and techniques that professional developers use to design and build robust, efficient, and consistently reliable software. Free of jargon and assuming no previous programming, development, or management experience, this accessible guide explains important concepts and techniques that can be applied to any programming language. Each chapter ends with exercises that let you test your understanding and help you elaborate on the chapter's main concepts. Everything you need to understand waterfall, Sashimi, agile, RAD, Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, and many other development models is inside!Describes in plain English what software engineering is Explains the roles and responsibilities of team members working on a software engineering project Outlines key phases that any software engineering effort must handle to produce applications that are powerful and dependable Details the most popular software development methodologies and explains the different ways they handle critical development tasks Incorporates exercises that expand upon each chapter's main ideas Includes an extensive glossary of software engineering terms

Genres: Computer Science, Programming, Nonfiction, Technology

480 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 2, 2015

Reviews

[Ibrahem Aamer · Rating 5 out of 5]

الكتاب مقسم إلى جزئين: عملية تطوير وصناعة البرمجيات - عملية إدارة تطوير وصناعة البرمجيات.
الجزء الأول موجّه بشكل أساسي للمطورين ومهندسي البرمجيات، والجزء الثاني موجّه إلى شريحة أوسع.
الكتاب في جزئه الأول، مختصر، مُقسّم بطريقة جيدة إلى عناوين رئيسية وفرعية، يقوم بتوضيح المصطلحات التقنية الجديدة ويعطي أمثلة لها. على الرغم أن الكتاب والتقنيات التي بداخله تستخدم بشكل أكثر فعالية في البرمجيات التي تعمل على نطاق كبير من الموارد والمستخدمين (enterprise-level software) إلا انه يمكن تطبيق الكثير من تلك التقيات على المشاريع لصغيرة والتجريبيبة. قد يكون ما غاب عن الكاتب هو ضرب الأمثلة العملية أو وضع نماذج مختلفة في نهاية كل فصل.

[Linda Hb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very clear book. Clear language, easy to understand examples, lots of practical tips. probably a little bit too simple for the current world in which the boundary between software, app and purely cloud based development gets more and more blurry.

[Judy Blakeney]

I read this for a course on Programming and Design for a Computer Science Credential. It was clear and readable for this topic!

[Khalil Saleem · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book, simple one

[Jay M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the author's humor. Great real life examples.

[Andrew Obrigewitsch · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is really good at explaining things to those of us that are new to Software Engineering, now I really want to put these methodologies to the test.