Chapter 1: Welcome to Software Construction

1.1 What Is Software Construction?

软件构建主要是指计算机软件开发过程中的编码与调试的过程，除此之外，还会涉及到详细设计、规划构建、单元测试、集成、集成测试等其他活动。

Construction is a large part of software development
Construction is the central activity in software development
With a focus on construction, the individual programmer’s productivity can improve enormously
Construction’s product, the source code, is often the only accurate description of the software
Construction is the only activity that’s guaranteed to be done

Software construction is the central activity in software development; construction is the only activity that’s guaranteed to happen on every project.
The main activities in construction are detailed design, coding, debugging, integration, and developer testing (unit testing and integration testing).
Other common terms for construction are “coding” and “programming.”
The quality of the construction substantially affects the quality of the software.
In the final analysis, your understanding of how to do construction determines how good a programmer you are, and that’s the subject of the rest of the book.