Software engineering requires specialized knowledge of a broad spectrum of
topics, including the construction of software and the platforms, applications,
and environments in which the software operates as well as an understanding of
the people who build and use the software.
Offering an authoritative perspective, the two volumes of the Encyclopedia of
Software Engineering cover the entire multidisciplinary scope of this important
field. More than 200 expert contributors and reviewers from industry and
academia across 21 countries provide easy-to-read entries that cover software
requirements, design, construction, testing, maintenance, configuration
management, quality control, and software engineering management tools and
methods.
Editor Phillip A. Laplante uses the most universally recognized