Software Architect's Handbook

Software Architecture Patterns

Software architecture patterns are one of the most useful tools that can be leveraged for designing a software architecture. Some of the design issues we face as software architects already have proven solutions. Experienced software architects are knowledgeable about available architecture patterns and can recognize when one can be applied to a given design scenario.

This chapter begins by explaining what software architecture patterns are and how they can be used. It then goes into detail about some commonly used architecture patterns, including layered architecture, event-driven architecture (EDA), Model-View-Controller (MVC), Model-View-Presenter (MVP), Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM), Command Query Responsibility ...