Software Engineering: A Modern Approach

Marco Tulio Valente

This textbook is designed for undergraduate software engineering courses. Additionally, it can be used by junior developers looking to consolidate their knowledge in the field. The book has 350 pages, 10 chapters, and includes 120 exercises. A Portuguese edition is also available here.

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Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

Historical Context, Topics of Study

Chapter 2: Processes

Agile Manifesto, XP, Scrum, Kanban

Chapter 3: Requirements

User Stories, Use Cases, MVP, A/B Testing

Chapter 4: Models

Class, Package, Sequence, Activity Diagrams

Chapter 5: Design Principles

Conceptual Integrity, Information Hiding, Cohesion, Coupling, SOLID

Chapter 6: Design Patterns

Factory, Singleton, Proxy, Adapter, Facade, Decorator, Strategy, Observer, Template Method, Visitor

Chapter 7: Architecture

MVC, Microservices, Message-Oriented, Pub/Sub

Chapter 8: Testing

Unit Tests, Principles and Smells, Coverage, Testability, Mocks, TDD, Integration Tests, E2E Tests

Chapter 9: Refactoring

Examples, Refactoring Practice, Automated Refactorings, Code Smells

Chapter 10: DevOps

Version Control, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment

Appendix: Git

License: Version for personal use only. Redistribution or modifications are prohibited.

Resources

Slides (by chapter, regularly updated with examples and exercises): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Ap
True or False exercises (by chapter): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
New Hands-on exercises: Microservices, CI Servers
Source code examples on an online IDE (by chapter): 6, 8

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Short Articles

These articles complement the content of the book:

Ch. 2: Agile Teams
Ch. 3: MVPs, Product Discovery
Ch. 5: Domain-Driven Design, Deep Modules
Ch. 6: Composite Design Pattern, Dependency Injection
Ch. 7: Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture, Serverless, Sagas
Ch. 8: Mutation Testing, Examples of Tests
Ch. 10: Branching Strategies, Code Review

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FAQ

1. Will an open version of the book remain available? Yes, the web version will remain open.

2. What is the difference between the web and e-book versions? The content is identical, but the e-book has more refined formatting.

3. Can I send the ebook to my Kindle? Yes, using Amazon's Send to Kindle page.

4. Who is the publisher of the book? It's self-published.

Author

Marco Tulio Valente holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science since 2009. Previously, he was an adjunct professor at PUC Minas for 11 years and a senior systems analyst at a telecommunication company for four years. He has authored more than 170 papers and has supervised more than 30 master's theses and 15 doctoral dissertations.