Software Architect's Handbook

Providing a reusable model

An established architecture might be used again within an organization for other products in a product line, particularly if the products have similar requirements. We'll discuss an organization's product lines, reuse of architecture, and the benefits in the next chapter. For now, simply recognize that, once a software architecture is completed, documented, understood, and used in a successful implementation, it can be reused.

When code is reused, resources, such as time and money, are saved. More importantly, the quality of software that takes advantage of reuse is increased because the code has already been tested and proven. The increase in quality alone translates to savings in resources.

When a software architecture ...