Overview

This text teaches students basic software engineering skills and helps practitioners refresh their knowledge and explore recent developments in the field, including software changes and iterative processes of software development.

Software Change and Phases

The book discusses the software change and its phases, including concept location, impact analysis, refactoring, actualization, and verification.

Iterative Processes

It then covers the most common iterative processes: agile, directed, and centralized processes.

Software Development Lifecycle

The text also journeys through the initial development of software from scratch to the final stages that lead toward software closedown.