Cost-effective reliable software engineering and development

In recent years the development of superfast computer systems with very high speeds and throughputs is growing rapidly with the tremendous advances in computer hardware technology. At the same time the software costs are becoming more dominant in the total system costs. Considering these aspects some of the most important considerations in the development and maintenance of computer software in cost-effective reliable software engineering and development are discussed. For the success of software managers, effective management and software engineering and development techniques have been presented to reduce the software life-cycle costs and to improve the efficiency of reliable software management in practice. An extensive survey of cost-effective reliable software engineering and development techniques, and the foundation upon which to establish the development and maintenance environment for future software systems are also provided.