This textbook for beginning to intermediate computer science students provides a comprehensive overview of the practices involved in modern traditional software development processes. The work provides a detailed look at the organizational, coding, and testing steps that are the fundamental building blocks of a software development business. The volume is divided into sections covering history of software engineering and development models, software changes as refactoring code, software development team processes, and special and unique development scenarios. Chapters include illustrations, coded examples, suggestions for further reading, and exercises. Rajlich is professor of computer science at Wayne State University. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)