1. Chapter 1 Software & Software Engineering
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by Roger S. Pressman
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2. 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.
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3. 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.
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4. Wear vs. Deterioration
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5. Software Applications
system software
application software
engineering/scientific software
embedded software
product-line software
WebApps (Web applications)
AI software
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6. 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
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7. 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.
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8. Characteristics of WebApps - I
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.
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9. 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.
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10. Software Engineering Some realities: The seminal definition:
a concerted 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.
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11. Software 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).
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12. A Layered Technology Software Engineering semi/automated support tools
technical how-to
methods
process model
basis for management control
any engineering
approach (including software engineering) must rest on an organizational commitment
to quality. Total quality management, foster a continuous process improvement culture, and it is this culture that ultimately
leads to the development of increasingly more effective approaches to software engineering.
The bedrock that supports software engineering is a quality focus.
The foundation for software engineering is the process layer. The software engineering
process is the glue that holds the technology layers together and enables
rational and timely development of computer software. Process defines a framework
that must be established for effective delivery of software engineering technology.
The software process forms the basis for management control of software projects
and establishes the context in which technical methods are applied, work products
(models, documents, data, reports, forms, etc.) are produced, milestones are established,
quality is ensured, and change is properly managed.
Software engineering methods provide the technical how-to’s for building software.
Methods encompass a broad array of tasks that include communication,
requirements analysis, design modeling, program construction, testing, and support.
Software engineering methods rely on a set of basic principles that govern
each area of the technology and include modeling activities and other descriptive
techniques.
Software engineering tools provide automated or semiautomated support for the
process and the methods. When tools are integrated so that information created by one tool can be used by another, a system for the support of software development,
called computer-aided software engineering, is established.
a “quality” focus
leads to more effective approaches
Software Engineering
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13. Software Process Definitions
A process is a collection of activities, actions, and tasks that are performed when some work product is to be created.
An activity strives to achieve a broad objective (e.g. communication with stakeholders) and is applied regardless of the application domain, size of the project, complexity of the effort, or degree of rigor with which software engineering is to be applied.
An action (e.g., architectural design) encompasses a set of tasks that produce a major work product (e.g., an architectural design model).
A task focuses on a small, but well-defined objective (e.g., conducting a unit test) that produces a tangible outcome
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14. A Process Framework Process framework Framework activities work tasks
establishes the foundation for a complete software engineering process by identifying a small number of framework activities that are applicable to all software projects, regardless of their size or complexity.
encompasses a set of umbrella activities that are applicable across the entire software process.
Process framework
Framework activities
work tasks
work products
milestones & deliverables
QA checkpoints
Umbrella Activities
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15. Framework Activities
A generic process framework for software engineering encompasses five activities:
Communication
Planning
Modeling
Analysis of requirements
Design
Construction
Code generation
Testing
Deployment
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16. Umbrella Activities Software project management
Complement process framework.
applied throughout a software project and help a software team manage and control
progress,
quality,
change, and
risk.
Typical umbrella activities include
Software project management
Formal technical reviews
Software quality assurance
Software configuration management
Work product preparation and production
Reusability management
Measurement
Risk management
Software project tracking and control—allows the software team to
assess progress against the project plan and take any necessary action to
maintain the schedule.
Risk management—assesses risks that may affect the outcome of the
project or the quality of the product.
Software quality assurance—defines and conducts the activities required
to ensure software quality.
Technical reviews—assesses software engineering work products in an effort
to uncover and remove errors before they are propagated to the next activity.
Measurement—defines and collects process, project, and product measures
that assist the team in delivering software that meets stakeholders’ needs;
can be used in conjunction with all other framework and umbrella activities.
Software configuration management—manages the effects of change
throughout the software process.
Reusability management—defines criteria for work product reuse
(including software components) and establishes mechanisms to achieve
reusable components.
Work product preparation and production—encompasses the activities
required to create work products such as models, documents, logs, forms,
and lists.
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17. Adapting 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
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18. The 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).
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19. 1: Understand 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? Is it possible to represent smaller problems that may be easier to understand?
Can the problem be represented graphically? Can an analysis model be created?
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20. 2: 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 a similar problem been solved? If so, are elements of the solution reusable?
Can subproblems be defined? If 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?
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21. 3: Carry Out the Plan
Does the solution conform to the plan? Is source code traceable to the design model?
Is each component part of the solution provably correct? Has the design and code been reviewed, or better, have correctness proofs been applied to algorithm?
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22. 4: Examine the Result
Is 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?
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23. Hooker’s General Principles
1: The Reason It All Exists
2: KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid!)
3: Maintain the Vision
4: What You Produce, Others Will Consume
5: Be Open to the Future
6: Plan Ahead for Reuse
7: Think!
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24. 1: The Reason It All Exists
A software system exists for one reason: to provide value to its users.
All decisions should be made with this in mind.
Before specifying a system requirement, before noting a piece of system functionality, before determining the hardware platforms or development processes,
ask yourself questions such as:
"Does this add real VALUE to the system?"
If the answer is
"no",
don't do it.
All other principles support this one.
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25. 2 : KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid!)
Software design is not a haphazard process.
There are many factors to consider in any design effort.
All design should be as simple as possible, but no simpler.
This facilitates having a more easily understood, and easily maintained system.
This is not to say that features, even internal features, should be discarded in the name of simplicity.
the more elegant designs are usually the more simple ones.
Simple also does not mean "quick and dirty."
In fact, it often takes a lot of thought and work over multiple iterations to simplify.
The payoff is software that is more maintainable and less error-prone.
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26. 3: Maintain the Vision
A clear vision is essential to the success of a software project.
Without one, a project almost unfailingly ends up being "of two [or more] minds" about itself.
Without conceptual integrity, a system threatens to become a patchwork of incompatible designs, held together by the wrong kind of screws.
As Brooks states: «Conceptual integrity is the most important consideration in system design.»
Stroustrup also notes: «Having a clean internal structure is essential to constructing a system that is understandable, can be extended and reorganized, and is maintainable and testable.»
Compromising the architectural vision of a software system weakens and will eventually break even the most well designed systems.
Having an empowered Architect who can hold the vision and enforce compliance helps ensure a very successful software project.
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27. 4: What You Produce, Others Will Consume
Seldom is an industrial-strength software system constructed and used in a vacuum.
In some way or other, someone else will use, maintain, document, or otherwise depend on being able to understand your system.
So, always specify, design, and implement knowing someone else will have to understand what you are doing.
The audience for any product of software development is potentially large.
Specify with an eye to the users.
Design, keeping the implementers in mind.
Code with concern for those that must maintain and extend the system.
Someone may have to debug the code you write, and that makes them a user of your code.
Making their job easier adds value to the system.
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28. 5:Be Open to the Future A system with a long lifetime has more value.
Today, specifications change on a moment's notice and hardware platforms are obsolete when just a few months old
software lifetimes are typically measured in months instead of years.
True "industrial-strength" software systems must endure far longer.
these systems must be ready to adapt to these and other changes.
designed this way from the start.
Never design yourself into a corner. Always ask "what if ", and prepare for all possible answers by creating systems that solve the general problem, not just the specific one.
This could very possibly lead to the reuse of an entire system.
One of the benefits of having both years of experience and many of them on a single project is that you learn the virtues of YouArentGonnaNeedIt.
As developers, we often guess wrong on how a system is going to change unless we are also domain experts.
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29. 6: Plan Ahead for Reuse Reuse saves time and effort.
Achieving a high level of reuse is arguably the hardest goal to accomplish in developing a software system.
The reuse of code and designs has been proclaimed as a major benefit of using object-oriented technologies.
requires forethought and planning.
There are many techniques to realize reuse at every level of the system development process.
Those at the detailed design and code level are well known and documented.
New literature is addressing the reuse of design in the form of software patterns.
Communicating opportunities for reuse to others in the organization is paramount.
How can you reuse something that you don't know exists?
Planning ahead for reuse reduces the cost and increases the value of both the reusable components and the systems into which they are incorporated.
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30. 7: Think
Placing clear, complete thought before action almost always produces better results.
When you think about something, you are more likely to do it right.
You also gain knowledge about how to do it right again.
If you do think about something and still do it wrong, it becomes valuable experience.
A side effect of thinking is learning to recognize when you don’t know something, at which point you can research the answer.
When clear thought has gone into a system, value comes out.
Applying the first six Principles requires intense thought, for which the potential rewards are enormous.
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31. Software Myths
Affect managers, customers (and other non- technical stakeholders) and practitioners
Are believable because they often have elements of truth,
but …
Invariably lead to bad decisions,
therefore …
Insist on reality as you navigate your way through software engineering
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32. Management myths
We already have a book that’s full of standards and procedures for building software. Won’t that provide my people with everything they need to know?
If we get behind schedule, we can add more programmers and catch up (sometimes called the “Mongolian horde” concept).
If I decide to outsource the software project to a third party, I can just relax and let that firm build it.
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33. Customer myths
A general statement of objectives is sufficient to begin writing programs—we can fill in the details later.
Software requirements continually change, but change can be easily accommodated because software is flexible.
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34. Practitioner’s myths
Once we write the program and get it to work, our job is done.
Until I get the program “running” I have no way of assessing its quality
The only deliverable work product for a successful project is the working program.
Software engineering will make us create voluminous and unnecessary documentation and will invariably slow us down.
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35. How 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’ to a 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.
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