Introduction to Software Engineering

Software engineering focuses on writing code.

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The goal of software engineering includes improving productivity, quality, cost, and effort to market

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The term "software engineering" was first introduced by Microsoft in 1985.

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Software development activities are the only concern of software engineering.

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Quality assurance and project management are part of the software engineering process.

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Software engineering is not needed for small-scale systems.

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A software process describes what needs to be done; a methodology explains how to do it.

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One misconception is that software development is the same as computer programming.

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Software developers earn less than computer programmers.

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Conceptualization is a challenge when teams have different backgrounds and perspectives.

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