Software Engineering, Global Edition, 10th edition

Help your students grasp the fundamental practices of modern software engineering.

Software Engineering, 10^th Edition, Global Edition, by Ian Sommerville, introduces your students to software programming and development, explaining the fundamental concepts of this subject in a clear and comprehensive manner.

Sommerville's experience in system dependability and systems engineering guides the text using a traditional, plan-based approach that also incorporates novel agile methods.

This 10^th edition contains new data that highlight recent technological updates, providing you with highly relevant and current information.

This text contains a host of learning features to support your course.

Hallmark features of this title

The text applies the topic of software engineering to real-world scenarios.

• Two integrated, contrasting case studies flow through the text, continuously giving practical context and examples for topics discussed.
• Management issues such as project planning introduce students to real challenges they may face as software engineers.
• Significant coverage of requirements and architectural design emphasizes their importance in the overall software engineering process.

A solid structure that draws on the author's own experience.

• Sommerville's experience in system dependability and systems engineering guides the text.
• The book employs a traditional plan-based approach that incorporates some novel agile methods.

New to this edition

The text covers the latest key developments in software engineering.

• New Chapters have been added covering resilience engineering, systems engineering, and systems of systems, along with a completely rewritten and updated chapter 4.
• Updated chapters contain new information on topics including Scrum and RESTful. The chapter on configuration management has been revised with new information on distributed version control systems.

The text's structure has been significantly altered to include relevant information on agile methods.

• Part 1: Introduction to Software Engineering contains minor updates and changes regarding agile methods in all chapters.
• Part 2: Dependable Systems has been completely revised and restructured so that each major topic discussed belongs to its own chapter.
• Part 3: Advanced Software Engineering contains brand new chapters on systems engineering and systems of systems.
• Part 4: Software Management has updated material in the chapter on configuration management, reflecting increased use of distributed version control tools such as Git.

Supplementary information supports key concepts

• Recommended videos mentioned in each chapter reinforce key concepts.
• An example of a requirements specification document has been added as an appendix.