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Ian Sommerville’s *Software Engineering* is one of the earliest student‑focused texts on the emerging field during the early 1980s. The book presents a view of software engineering as practiced at that time, providing a structured approach centered on the software life cycle—requirements, design, implementation, testing, and evolution. Although rapidly superseded by later editions as the discipline evolved quickly, it remains a historically significant introduction to the principles and practices of software engineering.
First publish date: 1982
Genre: Technology & Computing/Programming
Authors: Ian Sommerville
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