Wiley, Chichester, 1994. This is the most comprehensive reference on software engineering ever published. This two-volume encyclopedia not only compiles an unprecedented amount of information, but in its breadth of scope and attention to detail and organization, goes a long way in actually defining the field. The top names in software engineering from around the globe explore the issues and principles of the discipline in over 165 major articles. Hundreds more short entries define the vocabulary and language of the field.
Biographical sketches introduce the people who have significantly contributed to the field.
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