What is Software Engineering ?

Software Engineering refers to the development of software and also includes the activities of the designing, development, operation, and maintenance and other activities related to software engineering in a systematic manner and in an efficient way that is reliable and also cost-effective.

According to IEEE, “Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, i.e. the application of engineering to software.”

According to Boehm, “Software Engineering is the practical application of scientific knowledge in the design and construction of computer programs and the associated documentation required to develop, operate and maintain them.”

According to Sommerville, “Software Engineering is concerned with the theories, methods and tools that are needed to develop the software products in a cost effective way.”