Software Engineering (Tutorial Guides in Electronic Engineering Series 17)

Well-suited for both the student and the working professional, Software Engineering A Practitioner's Approach recognizes the dramatic growth in the field of software engineering and emphasizes new and important methods and tools used in the industry.

Customer Review: Pressman's book on Software Engineering

This is one of my favorite texts on Computer Science. I learned of it in the late '80s and have referred to it many times for ideas. I bought a copy a couple years ago for my library because it is the best all around book on the subject. It has provided useful information that has helped on many projects over the years as a software developer, systems analyst, technical instructor and system administrator. It's practical and clear, it doesn't bog down in pseudo-intellectual fluff and hype, nor is it focused on one lousy proprietary product that seems to be all that some students learn while getting a CS degree. The work is general and high level, but that's what is needed in this field, a "big picture view" of things. Forcing methodology to fit all scenarios just doesn't work; one must first understand the overarching issues and needs. What is required to design a system... we know the "why", but what is the structure required to make it happen? This book systematically lays out the foundation for effective system development and covers the SDLC well. It doesn't provide low level details, nor should it, that's a dynamic environment and subject to change without notice. The complaints about this work perplex me. This book appears in all of my training material as a recommended resource.

Customer Review: Pressman, you are not helping me

This book will bring you up to speed on all the buzz words for all the methodologies, but thats the extent of the book.



This book covers very little of actually process, how to analyze and existing process, how to setup a new process or improve a process. It actually does a very poor job of explaining what sofrware engineering is all about and leaves you feeling that is about writing documents, not about creating reliable, verifiable software.
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