Introduction to Software Engineering

Status: This book is still under construction. This book is an introduction to the art of software engineering. It is intended as a textbook for an undergraduate level course. Software engineering is about teams and it is about quality. The problems to solve are so complex or large, that a single developer cannot solve them anymore. Software engineering is also about communication. Teams do not consist only of developers, but also of testers, architects, system engineers, customer, project managers, etc. Software projects can be so large that we have to do careful planning. Implementation is no longer just writing code, but it is also following guidelines, writing documentation and also writing unit tests. But unit tests alone are not enough. The different pieces have to fit together. And we have to be able to spot problematic areas using metrics. They tell us if our code follows certain standards. Once we are finished coding, that does not mean that we are finished with the project: for large projects maintaining software can keep many people busy for a long time. Since there are so many factors influencing the success or failure of a project, we also need to learn a little about project management and its pitfalls, but especially what makes projects successful. And last but not least, a good software engineer, like any engineer, needs tools, and you need to know about them. So we invite you to join us on the journey through the mazes of software engineering!

• Preface

Software Engineering

• Introduction
• History
• Software Engineer

UML

• Introduction
• Models and Diagrams
• Tools: Modelling and Case
• Labs

Process & Methodology

• Introduction
• Methodology
• V-Model
• Agile Model
• Standards
• Life Cycle
• Rapid Application Development
• Extreme Programming
• Tools: Process
• Labs

Planning

• Requirements
• Requirements Management
• Specification
• Tools: Planning
• Labs

Project Management

• Introduction
• Software Estimation
• Cost Estimation
• Development Speed
• Tools: Project Management
• Labs

Architecture & Design

• Introduction
• Design
• Design Patterns
• Anti-Patterns
• Tools: Architecture
• Labs

Implementation

• Introduction
• Code Convention
• Good Coding
• Documentation
• Tools: Compiler
• Tools: Debugger
• Tools: IDE
• Tools: GUI Builder
• Tools: Source Control
• Tools: Software Documentation
• Labs

Testing

• Introduction
• Unit Tests
• Profiling
• Test-driven Development
• Refactoring
• Tools: Testing
• Tools: Code Coverage
• Tools: Profiling
• Labs

Software Quality

• Introduction
• Static Analysis
• Metrics
• Software Package Metrics
• Visualization
• Code Review
• Code Inspection
• Tools: Static Code Analysis
• Labs

Deployment & Maintenance

• Introduction
• Maintenance
• Evolution
• Tools: Build Tools
• Tools: Continuous Integration
• Tools: Bug Tracking
• Labs

Re-engineering

• Introduction
• Reverse Engineering
• Round-trip Engineering
• Tools: Decompiler
• Tools: Obfuscation
• Labs

Other

• Introduction

Appendices

• Glossary
• Resources
• Authors
• Licensing