May be a good book for introductory course on Software Engg.

This can probably qualify as a good book for an introductory course on software engineering, and nothing else.

The reviews here suggest that this is a great book for an architect, team-lead etc. Being one, I took up on this book and really disappointed in what I expected to see.

I was hoping to see that some of the advanced topics such as:

- Software packaging
- Zero-touch deployment
- Dynamic assembly caches

But the whole book is about a product/project that is a mere case-study than any thing else. The side topics of "project management" issues are some what there for the sake of being there rather than glued into the topics being covered.

A different title such as "SDLC - A Case Study", might suite better for this book. One can probably grab much more by simply reading a Visutal Studio .NET complete reference book - or even working out all the examples provided by Microsoft.

If you are brand new to software development and would like to see the overall approach in a software product development, then this might suite you as it would give you a head-start. Every topic is covered in great detail in that regards. Worth every penny for such a person.

Other Reviews

• Excellent building block for your .NET career
• Not quite satisfying
• Brings Together The Development Process
• Visual Studio Magazine posting:
• May be a good book for introductory course on Software Engg.