A set of definitive papers describing best practices in software engineering. Part I provides an overview of the field, focusing on the "software crisis." Part II describes software engineering from the viewpoint of the phases of the software life cycle, looking at requirements, design, coding, testing, and maintenance. Part III takes a phase-independent view of the software development process and its management. Part IV discusses software technology and education. For use in senior and graduate classes in software engineering. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
