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Chapter 1
= Software & Software Engineering
Slide Set to accompany
Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach, 7/e
by Roger S. Pressman
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“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman.What is Software?
Software is: (1) instructions (computer
programs) that when executed provide desired
features, function, and performance; (2) data
structures that enable the programs to
adequately manipulate information and (3)
documentation that describes the operation
and use of the programs.
“These sidos are designod to aocompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman.What is Software?
= Software is developed or engineered, it is
not manufactured in the classical sense.
= Software doesn't "wear out.”
= Although the industry is moving toward
component-based construction, most
software continues to be custom-built.
“These sidos are designod to aocompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman.Wear vs. Deterioration
Engen. A Practoners Arch, Ho
{Mew i 200) Shes cop 200 by Rogor resoSoftware Applications
= system software
= application software
= engineering/scientific
software
= embedded software
= product-line software
= WebApps (Web
applications)
= Al software
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman.Software—New Categories
= Open world computing—pervasive, distributed
computing
Ubiquitous computing—wireless networks
= Netsourcing—the Web as a computing engine
= Open source—'free” source code open to the
computing community (a blessing, but also a potential
curse!)
= Also ... (see Chapter 31)
= Data mining
= Grid computing
= Cognitive machines
= Software for nanotechnologies
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman.Legacy Software
Why must it change?
= software must be adapted to meet the needs
of new computing environments or
technology.
= software must be enhanced to implement new
business requirements.
= software must be extended to make it
interoperable with other more modern
systems or databases.
= software must be re-architected to make it
viable within a network environment.
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman.Characteristics of WebApps - |
= Network intensiveness. A WebApp resides on a network and
must serve the needs of a diverse community of clients.
= Concurrency. A large number of users may access the
WebApp at one time.
= Unpredictable load. The number of users of the WebApp may
vary by orders of magnitude from day to day.
= Performance. If a WebApp user must wait too long (for
access, for server-side processing, for client-side formatting
and display), he or she may decide to go elsewhere.
= Availability. Although expectation of 100 percent availability is
unreasonable, users of popular WebApps often demand
access on a “24/7/365” basis.
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman.Characteristics of WebApps - II
= Data driven. The primary function of many WebApps is to use
hypermedia to present text, graphics, audio, and video content to
the end-user.
= Content sensitive. The quality and aesthetic nature of content
remains an important determinant of the quality of a WebApp.
= Continuous evolution. Unlike conventional application software
that evolves over a series of planned, chronologically-spaced
releases, Web applications evolve continuously.
= Immediacy. Although immediacy—the compelling need to get
software to market quickly—is a characteristic of many application
domains, WebApps often exhibit a time to market that can be a
matter of a few days or weeks.
= Security. Because WebApps are available via network access, it
is difficult, if not impossible, to limit the population of end-users
who may access the application.
= Aesthetics. An undeniable part of the appeal of a WebApp is its.
look and feel.
“Thase sides are designad to accompany Software Engineering: A Praciionar’s Approach, 7o
(Were Hil 2000) Slides caprigtt 2008 by Roger Pressman °Software Engineering
= Some realities:
= aconcerted effort should be made to understand the
problem before a software solution is developed
= design becomes a pivotal activity
= software should exhibit high quality
= software should be maintainable
= The seminal definition:
= [Software engineering is] the establishment and use
of sound engineering principles in order to obtain
economically software that is reliable and works
efficiently on real machines.
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. 10Software Engineering
= The IEEE definition:
= Software Engineering: (1) The application of a
systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the
development, operation, and maintenance of
software; that is, the application of engineering to
software. (2) The study of approaches as in (1).
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. "A Layered Technology
tools
methods
process model
Software Engineering
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. 12A Process Framework
Process framework
Framework activities
Ney ats.)
work products
milestones & deliverables
QA checkpoints
Umbrella Activities
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(MeGraw-Hil 2009). Sides copyright 2009 by Roger Pressman. 13Framework Activities
Communication
Planning
Modeling
= Analysis of requirements
= Design
Construction
= Code generation
= Testing
Deployment
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. 14Umbrella Activities
= Software project management
= Formal technical reviews
= Software quality assurance
= Software configuration management
= Work product preparation and production
= Reusability management
= Measurement
= Risk management
“These sidos are designod to aocompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. 15Adapting a Process Model
= the overall flow of activities, actions, and tasks and the
interdependencies among them
= the degree to which actions and tasks are defined within
each framework activity
= the degree to which work products are identified and
required
= the manner which quality assurance activities are applied
= the manner in which project tracking and control activities
are applied
= the overall degree of detail and rigor with which the
process is described
= the degree to which the customer and other stakeholders
are involved with the project
= the level of autonomy given to the software team
= the degree to which team organization and roles are
prescribed
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. 16The Essence of Practice
= Polya suggests:
1. Understand the problem (communication and analysis).
2. Plan a solution (modeling and software design).
3. Carry out the plan (code generation).
4. Examine the result for accuracy (testing and quality
assurance).
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. 7Understand the Problem
= Who has a stake in the solution to the
problem? That is, who are the stakeholders?
= What are the unknowns? What data, functions,
and features are required to properly solve the
problem?
= Can the problem be compartmentalized? |s it
possible to represent smaller problems that
may be easier to understand?
= Can the problem be represented graphically?
Can an analysis model be created?
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman.Plan the Solution
= Have you seen similar problems before? Are there
patterns that are recognizable in a potential solution? Is
there existing software that implements the data,
functions, and features that are required?
= Has asimilar problem been solved? If so, are elements
of the solution reusable?
= Can subproblems be defined? \f so, are solutions readily
apparent for the subproblems?
= Can you represent a solution in a manner that leads to
effective implementation? Can a design model be
created?
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. 18Carry Out the Plan
= Does the solution conform to the plan? |s
source code traceable to the design model?
= /s each component part of the solution provably
correct? Has the design and code been
reviewed, or better, have correctness proofs
been applied to algorithm?
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. 20Examine the Result
= /s it possible to test each component part of the
solution? Has a reasonable testing strategy
been implemented?
= Does the solution produce results that conform
to the data, functions, and features that are
required? Has the software been validated
against all stakeholder requirements?
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. 2Hooker’s General Principles
: The Reason It All Exists
: KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid!)
: Maintain the Vision
: What You Produce, Others Will Consume
: Be Open to the Future
: Plan Ahead for Reuse
2 Think!
a pe eB eBeese
NOok OND =
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. 22Software Myths
= Affect managers, customers (and
other non-technical stakeholders)
and practitioners
= Are believable because they often
have elements of truth,
uth
= Invariably lead to bad decisions,
therefore ...
= Insist on reality as you navigate your
way through software engineering
“These sidos are designod to aocompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. 23How It all Starts
= SafeHome:
= Every software project is precipitated by some
business need—
+ the need to correct a defect in an existing application;
the need to the need to adapt a ‘legacy system’ toa
changing business environment;
the need to extend the functions and features of an
existing application, or
+ the need to create a new product, service, or system.
“Those sidos are designod to accompany Software Engineering. A Practitioner's Approach, 7/0
(McGraw-Hil 2009). Slides copyrigt 2009 by Roger Pressman. 4