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Do you…Use a computer to perform analysis or simulations in your daily work?Write short scripts or record macros to perform repetitive tasks?Need to integrate off-the-shelf software into your systems or require multiple applications to work together?Find yourself spending too much time working the kinks out of your code?Work with software engineers on a regular basis but have difficulty communicating or collaborating?If any of these sound familiar, then you may need a quick primer in the principles of software engineering. Nearly every engineer, regardless of field, will need to develop some form of software during their career. Without exposure to the challenges, processes, and limitations of software engineering, developing software can be a burdensome and inefficient chore.In What Every Engineer Should Know about Software Engineering, Phillip Laplante introduces the profession of software engineering along with a practical approach to understanding, designing, and building sound software based on solid principles. Using a unique question-and-answer format, this book addresses the issues and misperceptions that engineers need to understand in order to successfully work with software engineers, develop specifications for quality software, and learn the basics of the most common programming languages, development approaches, and paradigms.

THE PROFESSION OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGIntroductionSoftware Engineering as an Engineering ProfessionStandards and CertificationsMisconceptions about Software EngineeringFurther ReadingSOFTWARE PROPERTIES, PROCESSES, AND STANDARDSIntroductionCharacteristics of SoftwareSoftware Processes and MethodologiesSoftware StandardsFurther ReadingSOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATIONIntroductionRequirements Engineering ConceptsRequirements SpecificationsRequirements ElicitationRequirements ModelingRequirements DocumentationRecommendations on RequirementsFurther ReadingDESIGNING SOFTWAREIntroductionSoftware Design ConceptsSoftware Design ModelingPattern-Based DesignDesign DocumentationFurther ReadingBUILDING SOFTWAREIntroductionProgramming LanguagesSoftware Construction ToolsBecoming a Better Code DeveloperFurther ReadingSOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCEIntroductionQuality Models and StandardsSoftware TestingMetricsFault ToleranceMaintenance and ReusabilityFurther ReadingMANAGING SOFTWARE PROJECTS AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERSIntroductionSoftware Engineers Are People TooProject Management BasicsTracking and Reporting ProgressSoftware Cost EstimationProject Cost JustificationRisk ManagementFurther ReadingTHE FUTURE OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGIntroductionOpen SourceOutsourcing and OffshoringGlobal Software DevelopmentFurther ReadingAPPENDIX A: SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR A WASTEWATER PUMPING STATION WET WELL CONTROL SYSTEM (REV. 01.01.00)IntroductionOverall DescriptionSpecific RequirementsReferencesAPPENDIX B: SOFTWARE DESIGN FOR A WASTEWATER PUMPING STATION WET WELL CONTROL SYSTEM (REV. 01.01.00)IntroductionOverall DescriptionDesign DecompositionReferencesAPPENDIX C: OBJECT MODELS FOR A WASTEWATER PUMPING STATION WET WELL CONTROL SYSTEMINDEX