"It is a great pleasure to acknowledge the assistance and contributions of many indi- viduals to this effort. First, we would like to thank our editor, Matt Goldstein, for his guidance, encouragement, and support. We would like to acknowledge the excellent work of Gillian Hall for production management and Rebecca Greenberg for a thorough copy editing of the book. We thank the following p…
My work on the seven editions of Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach has been the longest continuing technical project of my life. Even when the writing stops, information extracted from the technical literature continues to be assimilated and organized, and criticism and suggestions from readers worldwide is evaluated and cataloged. For this reason, my thanks to the many authors …