Beginning Software Engineering - Softcover

Stephens, Rod

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118969146 ISBN 13: 9781118969144

Publisher: Sybex, 2015

Synopsis

A complete introduction to building robust and reliable software

Beginning 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

About this title

About the Author

About the author

Rod Stephens started out as a mathematician, but while studying at MIT he discovered the joys of computer algorithms and has been programming professionally ever since. The author of more than 30 books, Rod is an award-winning instructor who speaks regularly at programming conferences and user's group meetings.

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From the Back Cover

Complete introduction to building robust and reliable software

Beginning Software Engineering demystifies the software engineering methodologies and techniques that professional developers use to design and build robust, efficient, and consistently reliable software. Assuming no prior programming, development, or management experience, this accessible guide uses numerous case studies to demonstrate important concepts and techniques that can be applied to any programming language. Each chapter ends with exercises that test your understanding and help you elaborate on the chapter's main concepts. Covers complete essential tasks within all development approaches including waterfall, Sashimi, agile, RAD, Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, and more.

Beginning Software Engineering:

• Details the concept of software engineering
• 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

Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

From the Inside Flap

Complete introduction to building robust and reliable software

Beginning Software Engineering demystifies the software engineering methodologies and techniques that professional developers use to design and build robust, efficient, and consistently reliable software. Assuming no prior programming, development, or management experience, this accessible guide uses numerous case studies to demonstrate important concepts and techniques that can be applied to any programming language. Each chapter ends with exercises that test your understanding and help you elaborate on the chapter's main concepts. Covers complete essential tasks within all development approaches including waterfall, Sashimi, agile, RAD, Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming, and more.

Beginning Software Engineering:

• Details the concept of software engineering
• 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

Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118969146
• ISBN 13: 9781118969144
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480