Software Engineering, The Development Process

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Richard H. Thayer, Mark J. Christensen

November 2005, Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr; 3 edition , Paperback, 524 pages, ISBN 0471684171


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Volume 1 of Software Engineering, Third Edition includes reprinted and newly authored papers that describe the technical processes of software development and the associated business and societal context. Together with Volume 2, which describes the key processes that support development, the two volumes address the key issues and tasks facing the software engineer today. The two volumes provide a self-teaching guide and tutorial for software engineers who desire to qualify themselves as Certified Software Development Professionals (CSDP) as described at the IEEE Computer Society Web site (www.computer.org/certification), while also gaining a fuller understanding of standards-based software development.

Both volumes consist of original papers written expressly for the two volumes, as well as authoritative papers from the IEEE archival journals, along with papers from other highly regarded sources. The papers and introductions of each chapter provide an orientation to the key concepts and activities described in the new 2004 version as well as the older 2001 version of the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK), with many of the key papers having been written by the authors of the corresponding chapters of the SWEBOK.

Software Engineering is further anchored in the concepts of IEEE/EIA 12207.0-1997 Standard for Information Technology—Software Life Cycle Processes, which provides a framework for all primary and supporting processes, activities, and tasks associated with software development. As the only self-help guide and tutorial based on IEEE/EIA 12207.0--1997, this is an essential reference for software engineers, programmers, and project managers. This volume can also form part of an upper-division undergraduate or graduate-level engineering course.

Each chapter in this volume consists of an introduction to the chapter's subject area and an orientation to the relevant areas of the SWEBOK, followed by the supporting articles and, where applicable, the specific IEEE software engineering standard. By emphasizing the IEEE software engineering standards, the SWEBOK, and the contributions of key authors, the two volumes provide a comprehensive orientation to the landscape of software engineering as practiced today.

Contents:

Key concepts and activities of software and systems engineering
Societal and legal contexts in which software development takes place
Key IEEE software engineering standards
Software requirements and methods for developing them
Essential concepts and methods of software design
Guidelines for the selection and use of tools and methods
Major issues and activities of software construction
Software development testing
Preparation and execution of software maintenance programs

Foreword (Carl K. Chang).

Preface (Richard H. Thayer and Mark Christensen).

Contributors.

Reviewers.

Chapter 1. Software Engineering Development Process.

Software Engineering (Roger S. Pressman).

The Origin of Software Engineering (Friedrich L. Bauer).

Software System Engineering: A Tutorial (Richard H. Thayer).

Recommended Skills and Knowledge for Software Engineering (Steve Tockey).

Chapter 2. Software Business Practices.

Software and Society (Mark J. Christensen).

Software’s Chronic Crisis (W. Wayt Gibbs).

Professional Software Engineering: Fact or Fiction (Steve McConnell and Leonard Tripp).

How the New Software Engineering Code of Ethics Affect You (Don Gotterbarn).

An Integrated Collection of Software Engineering Standards (James W. Moore).

Software and the Law (Jed Scully).

Are Developers Morally Challenged (Karl Dakin)?

Chapter 3. Software Requirements Engineering.

Software Requirements (Jane Cleland-Huang).

Software Requirements (Pete Sawyer).

Traceability (James D. Palmer).

A Taxonomy for Scenario Use in Requirement Elicitation and Analysis of Software Systems (Brian D. Chance and Bonnie E. Melhart).

Prototyping: Alternative Systems Development Methodology (J. M. Carey).

IEEE Standard 830-1998—Recommended Practice for Software Requirement Specification.

Chapter 4. Software Design.

Software Design: An Overview (Guy Tremblay and Anne Pons).

Software Design: An Introduction (David Budgen).

Modern Software Design Methods for Concurrent and Real-Time Systems (Hassan Gomaa).

Understanding and Using Patterns in Software Development (Dirk Riehle and Heinz Züllighoven).

Architectural Styles, Design Patterns, and Objects (Robert T. Monroe, Andrew Kompanek, Ralph Melton, and David Garlan).

Safety-Critical Software: Status Report (Patrick R. H. Place and Kyo C. Kang).

Software Usability (Robert J. Remington)

IEEE Standard 1016-1998—Recommended Practice for Software Design Descriptions.

Chapter 5. Software Tools and Methodologies.

Object-Oriented Development (Linda M. Northrop).

Object-Oriented Systems Development: Survey of Structured Methods (A. G. Sutcliffe).

An Introduction to Use Cases (Geri Schneider and Jason P. Winters).

A Review of Formal Methods (Robert L. Vienneau).

Re-Engineering and Reuse of Software (Patrick A. S. Hall and Lingzi Jin).

Chapter 6. Construction.

Software and Construction: Implementing and Testing the Design (Mark Christensen).

Chapter 7. Testing and Integration.

A Brief Essay on Software Testing (Antonia Bertolino and Eda Marchetti).

Software Testing (Claire Lohr).

A Review of Software Testing (P. David Coward).

IEEE Standard 829-1998—Software Test Documentation.

Chapter 8. Software Maintenace .

Software Maintenance (Thomas M. Pigoski).

Software Maintenance: A Tutorial (Keith H. Bennett).

IEEE Standard 1219-1998—Software Maintenance.

Appendix A. Centralized IEEE Software Engineering Standards References.

Appendix B. Centralized IEEE Software Engineering Standards Glossary.

Appendix C. CSDP Examination Specifications.

Appendix D. CSDP Recommended References (Books).

Appendix E. CSDP Preparation Guide (Papers).

Appendix F. Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP) Examination Preparation Glossary (Richard H. Thayer, Steve McConnell, and Steve Seidman).

About the Editors.

Mark J. Christensen, Ph.D., is an independent consultant based in St. Charles, Illinois, USA. Dr. Christensen serves a national client base, offering process and project evaluation services and project management training. His customers include industrial, governmental, and academic organizations.

Richard H. Thayer, Ph.D., is consultant and lecturer in the field of software engineering and project management.