August 2018
Beginner
594 pages
22h 33m
English
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A general model of software architecture design
The paper, A general model of software architecture design derived from five industrial approaches, by Christine Hofmeister, Philippe Kruchten, Robert L. Nord, Henk Obbink, Alexander Ran, and Pierre America, compared five different architecture design methods to come up with a general model of architecture design based on the similarities. Having a general model helps us to understand the types of activities that are typically performed in a software architecture design process and allows us to compare the strengths and weaknesses of different processes.
It was found that most architecture design processes involve analyzing architectural drivers, designing candidate solutions that will satisfy ...