The author -Steve Mcconnell - talks about his experiences in the field of software engineering and more specifically on best practices in the Software Construction phase.

A book for beginners who want to learn how to program and a refresher for experienced programmers

Function point training manual by David H. Longstreet. The manual describes the process of Function Point Counting in detail, along with several case studies and examples.

The IEEE's Software Engineering Body of Knowledge categorizes the domain of software engineering. Available online, the document describes the generally accepted knowledge required of software engineers.

A textbook about software engineering aimed at second-year university students who already have a background in OO programming using Java. Focuses on UML and includes many exercises. Published by McGraw-Hill in 2001. By Timothy C. Lethbridge and Robert Laganière of the University of Ottawa, Canada.