We would like to express our appreciation for all who have provided helpful comments and suggestions. The reviewers of the prior editions helped make it a successful product. Many valuable comments…
My work on the seven editions of Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach has been the longest continuing technical project of my life. Even when the writing stops, information extracted f…
First and foremost, we thank our spouses, Carole (Erik) and Margaret (Otis), for enduring the authoring of this book. Without their support, this book would never have materialized. Erik thanks his…
A large number of people have contributed over the years to the evolution of this book and I’d like to thank everyone (reviewers, students, and book users) who have commented on previous editions…
I would like to thank Syncfusion for providing me the opportunity to write this book, Grégory Godin for taking the time to read and review it, and James McCaffrey for his in-depth technical review.
This book grew out of a concern, on both our parts, with how people understand their language and their experience. When we first met, in early January 1979, we found that we shared, also, a sense …