What Is Software Architecture?
Is this just another term that stretches the building metaphor a little thinner (see "DO WE REALLY BUILD SOFTWARE?" on page 177)? Maybe so, but it is a genuinely useful concept. Software architecture is sometimes known as high-level design; regardless of the terms used, the meaning is the same. Architecture is a more evocative description of the concept.
Software Blueprints
As an architect prepares his blueprint for a building, the software architect prepares a blueprint for the software system. However, while a building’s blueprint is a rigorously detailed plan with all the important features included, our software architecture is a top-level definition, an overview of the system that specifically avoids too much ...
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