Software Engineering 10th Edition

The text book got here quicker than expected. Nice. The textbook was used and the description of condition was accurate. Got what I expected. 5 stars.

I have used this book in teaching software engineering from the first edition. Sommerville is the clearest and most balanced and practical writer in this realm, bar none. There are other good SE sources that home in on this or that fad or sub-speciality, but Sommerville is the master of presenting the whole field in an accessible and clear manner. Start here -- it will be a touchstone for your whole career.

This book shipped within two days. The bottom right corner edges are torn a bit but still in excellent condition.This book is informative and has lots of information about software engineering.

This book is one of the best textbooks I have ever read. Sommerville is conversational, clear and relevant. Throughout the book there are links to the webpage for the text with extra materials and lectures. After watching the videos, I found that I could "hear" Sommerville's voice in my head as I read. The case study concerning the Ariane 5 launch was an excellent example and encouraged me to learn more about the topic.

It's a shame I can't separate the review of the physical book from the review of the content.I find this to be a good overview of many key software engineering concepts. It is relevant to modern methods and provides a basis for which methods may be more appropriate for a given scenario. I think he does a fine job of providing citations and references if you want to explore a concept further. It is by no means the only book you will need to learn about any of the concepts covered. It is a survey. A good place to start.That all said, the physical book is garbage! The pages are tissue paper and falling out of the binding. The cover seems sound enough, but I have had to tape pages back in because they just fall out!! What a piece of #$%@! Pearson... Junk...

Not the most interesting thing to read about, but that's not the authors fault. Everything you need to know for an introductory software engineering course is in the book, and it's nice that the author includes some supplemental materials on his website.As a side note, this book is fairly similar to the 9th ed.

the 7th edition has been such an excellent book that I've used as a reference in my professional work as a software manager for so many years, that I had to get this latest 10th edition. It should be every software manager's bible.

Too few examples, too few diagrams, too many words and the amazing part is how unmemorable the words are. Absolutely horrible. If this is your only reference, which sadly it is in my class (no lectures and class notes), then prepare to mine Google and YouTube. If you ever tried to grab fog and retain it, that's what it's like trying to retain the ideas as this book presents them. $170 for this book is ridiculous and the fact that it's required, needs to be investigated.