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As the authors point out in the preface, this is an engineering textbook; it emphasizes engineering principles and techniques, not how to write programs. It is intended for third-and fourth-year undergraduates, beginning graduate students, and professionals wishing to study independently. It serves this audience well. Chapter 1,“Software Engineering: A Preview,” introduces the subject matter and shows how it makes up a component of computer science. Chapter 2,“Software: Its Nature and Qualities,” discusses engineering quality. The authors cover the nature of quality, kinds of quality and ways to measure it, and altering quality requirements to fit the application area of the software. Chapter 3,“Software Engineering Principles,” introduces the fundamental concepts of engineering as applied to software, including rigor, formality, separation of concerns, modularity, abstraction, anticipation of change, generality, and …