Monday, January 14, 2008

[HiPerCoPS] Software Engineering

For this project, I'm trying to do a really good job of engineering my code. I want to plan everything carefully so I don't run into too many dead ends. If I can be logical and methodical, it will save me a lot of confusion and frustration over time. With this in mind, I went to the library today and checked out a bunch of book on software engineering. My favorite one of the bunch is Software Engineering by I. Sommerville.  This is a really nice book because it's thin enough (only about 270 pages), but provides good coverage on the subject. The author's style is pleasant, and he uses just enough words to get his point across. The concepts are arranged in a methodical way, making the text extremely readable. I think my copy is the first edition, because I looked the book up online and those copies are much thicker. For my purposes, though, it's perfect.

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