This textbook provides a progressive approach to the teaching of
software engineering. First, readers are introduced to the core concepts
of the object-oriented methodology, which is used throughout the book to
act as the foundation for software engineering and programming
practices, and partly for the software engineering process itself. Then,
the processes involved in software engineering are explained in more
detail, especially methods and their applications in design,
implementation, testing, and measurement, as they relate to software
engineering projects. At last, readers are given the chance to practice
these concepts by applying commonly used skills and tasks to a hands-on
project. The impact of such a format is the potential for quicker and
deeper understanding. Readers will master concepts and skills at the
most basic levels before continuing to expand on and apply these lessons
in later chapters.