Software engineering is a systematic and disciplined approach to developing software. It applies both computer science and engineering principles and practices to the creation, operation, and maintenance of software systems. In other words, Software engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software.
The discipline of software engineering encompasses knowledge, tools, and methods for defining software requirements, and performing software design, software construction, software testing, and software maintenance tasks. Software engineering also draws on knowledge from fields such as computer engineering, computer science, management, mathematics, project management, quality management, software ergonomics, and systems engineering.
Typical formal definitions of software engineering are
* “the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software”.
* “an engineering discipline that is concerned with all aspects of software production”
* “the establishment and use of sound engineering principles in order to economically obtain software that is reliable and works efficiently on real machines”
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