To understand the principles and practice of software development‎,‎ there is no better motivator than participating in a software project with real‎-world value and a life beyond the academic arena‎.‎ Software Development‎:‎ An Open Source Approach immerses students directly into an agile free and open source software ‎(‎FOSS‎)‎ development process‎.‎ It focuses on the methodologies and goals that drive the development of FOSS‎,‎ combining principles with real‎-world skill building‎,‎ such as debugging‎,‎ refactoring‎,‎ and writing‎.‎ The text explains the software development process through an integration of FOSS principles‎,‎ agile techniques‎,‎ modern collaboration tools‎,‎ community involvement‎,‎ and teamwork‎.‎ The authors highlight the value of collaboration as a fundamental paradigm for software development‎.‎ They show how an effective development team can often create better quality software than an individual working in isolation‎.‎ Written by experienced software developers and educators‎,‎ this book enables students to gain a rich appreciation of the principles and practice of FOSS development‎.‎ It also helps them become better writers‎,‎ programmers‎,‎ and software community members‎.‎ Web Resource The book‎'‎s companion website provides a wealth of resources‎:‎ * Downloadable FOSS development projects‎,‎ including design documents‎,‎ use cases‎,‎ and code bases * A discussion forum for instructors and students to share their experiences and exchange ideas about particular issues raised by these projects * Supporting materials for common FOSS development tasks‎,‎ such as setting up a version control system‎,‎ an IDE‎,‎ a project code base‎,‎ and a unit test suite * Additional exercises that reflect a wide variety of software projects and other activities