For almost four decades this textbook has been the world’s leading book in software engineering. The ninth edition represents a major restructuring and update of previous editions, solidifying the book’s position as the most comprehensive guide to this important subject. A reduction in the amount of survey content and an emphasis on a more prescriptive approach have resulted in a crisp book, making it stronger from a pedagogical viewpoint and less daunting for the reader who desires to journey through the entire book. The chapters have been restructured and organized with a direct emphasis on the major activities that are part of a generic software process. The intent is to provide a more targeted, prescriptive, and focused approach while maintaining the book’s reputation as a comprehensive guide to software engineering.
Salient Features:

1. Covers the basic aspects of software engineering in details.

2. Section clustering based on instructor’s requirement is available.

3. Boxed features throughout the textbook included to present the trials and tribulations of a (fictional) software team and to provide supplementary materials about methods and tools that are relevant to chapter topics.