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The sixth edition continues to lead the way in software engineering. A new Part 4 on Web Engineering presents a complete engineering approach for the analysis, design, and testing of Web Applications, increasingly important for today's students. Additionally, the UML coverage has been enhanced and signficantly increased in this new edition..

The pedagogy has also been improved in the new edition to include sidebars. They provide information on relevant softare tools, specific work flow for specific kinds of projects, and additional information on various topics. Additionally, Pressman provides a running case study called "Safe Home" throughout the book, which provides the application of software engineering to an industry project..

New additions to the book also include chapters on the Agile Process Models, Requirements Engineering, and Design Engineering. The book has been completely updated and contains hundreds of new references to software tools that address all important topics in the book..

The ancillary material for the book includes an expansion of the case study, which illustrates it with UML diagrams. The On-Line Learning Center includes resources for both instructors and students such as checklists, 700 categorized web references, Powerpoints, a test bank, and a software engineering library-containing over 500 software engineering papers.. . TAKEAWY HERE IS THE FOLLOWING:. 1. AGILE PROCESS METHODS ARE COVERED EARLY IN CH. 4. 2. NEW PART ON WEB APPLICATIONS --5 CHAPTERS.

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Pressman's book on Software Engineering

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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.

Pressman, you are not helping me

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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.

Roger Pressman, thanks for Engineering Confusion!

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I used this book in my Grad class and I'm still confused. I don't know what to make of this book. On the one hand, I think the author tries to cover most of the important topics, but on the other, the book falls short in intellectual substance. Problems at the end of each chapter are very time consuming, and in some cases cannot be answered at all. This makes me wonder if the author can answer any of those tough questions that he wants you to ponder. If you're looking for a good SE textbook, don't buy this one. You will regret it! There is nothing much in this text that's closely related to what the author is asking you to consider. His book is based on fluff, and lacks the important stuff; just a bunch of snippets. You will get an "F". This is by far the worst textbook I have ever read, and isn't worth $128 dollars. Thanks for nothing Roger, but you deserve at least 1 star!

Worthy Tome

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This is a good book. I have several editions of this book, including a very early one. In my view, in looking for a thorough perspective of software engineering, there are two major routes: McConnell/Weigers series or one of the comprehensive volumes by Pressman or Sommerville. McConnell's books (Code Complete, Rapid Software Development, and Software Estimation) and Weigers (Software Requirements) are each highly detailed. Hence, four-plus books. Pressman encapsulates the whole shebang into one big comprehensive volume. Not as detailed as those Microsoft Press authors, but that's not a drawback. If you've been practicing for a long time or you're a project manager, sometimes a substantive overview is what you need, not minute details. You're not living in the deep details anyway, your engineers are. Plus, the coverage of the more advanced development technologies, like formal methods, are very good and not included in the Microsoft Press books. Bottom line: if you're a technology director or project manager and want the big picture (in one place), get Pressman. If you're a systems analyst or software engineer and want the larger view, get McConnell and Weigers. (I have not read the Sommerville text, but from the table of contents there's a chapter on security which the other books only cover lightly.)

Great for studying for the CSDP Exam

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I had the 4th edition of the book back in college. When I started studying for the CSDP (Certified Software Development Professional) Exam, I ordered the 6th edition. The 6th edition is a huge improvement over the 4th. This book covers just about everything you need to know on the subject of software engineering. Great book, great reading. Applying the concepts on the job will help out tremendously in your career.