Software Architecture

Subtitle:: Foundations, Theory, and Practice
Author:: Richard N. Taylor; Nenad Medvidovic
Format:: Hardcover

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Short description

* Presenting a wide survey of software development from an architectural perspective, this book provides a technical view of software architecture
* Surveys software development from an architectural perspective and describes how to develop products
* Serves as a reference for the techniques, modeling notations, standards, and methods of software architecture
* Clearly explains architecture's critical role in software engineering

Long description

Rather than focus on one method, notation, tool, or process, this book attempts to widely survey software development from an architectural perspective. It provides a technical view of software architecture. Insights in this book will enable better understanding of the unique issues involved in the development of large software systems. Software architects or systems engineers should expect to gain a broad appreciation for the role of software architecture across the wide variety of activities that characterize the development of large, software-intensive systems.

Product details

Publisher:: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:: 9780470167748
Publication date:: December 2008
Length:: 236mm
Width:: 193mm
Thickness:: 30mm
Weight:: 1179g
Pages:: 736

1. The Big Idea. 1.1 The Power of Analogy: The Architecture of Buildings. 1.2 The Power and Necessity of Big Ideas: The Architecture of the Web. 1.3 The Power of Architecture in the Small: Architecture on the Desktop. 1.4 The Power of Architecture in Business: Productivity and Product Lines. 1.5 End Matter. 1.6 Review Questions. 1.7 Exercises. 1.8 Further Reading. 2. Architectures in Context: The Reorientation of Software Engineering. 2.1 Fundamental Understandings. 2.2 Requirements. 2.3 Design. 2.4 Implementation. 2.5 Analysis and Testing. 2.6 Evolution and Maintenance. 2.7 Processes. 2.8 End Matter. 2.9 Review Questions. 2.10 Exercises. 2.11 Further Reading. 3. Basic Concepts. 3.1 Terminology. 3.2 Models. 3.3 Processes. 3.4 Stakeholders. 3.5 End Matter. 3.6 Review Questions. 3.7 Exercises. 3.8 Further Reading. 4. Designing Architectures. 4.1 The Design Process. 4.2 Architectural Conception. 4.3 Refined Experience in Action: Styles and Architectural Patterns. 4.4 Architectural Conception in Absence of Experience. 4.5 Putting it All Together: Design Processes Revisited. 4.6 End Matter. 4.7 Review Questions. 4.8 Exercises. 4.9 Further Reading. 5. Connectors. 5.1 Connectors in Action: A Motivating Example. 5.2 Connector Foundations. 5.3 Connector Roles. 5.4 Connector Types and Their Variation Dimensions. 5.5 Example Connectors. 5.6 Using the Connector Framework. 5.7 End Matter. 5.8 Review Questions. 5.9 Exercises. 5.10 Further Reading. 6. Modeling. 6.1 Modeling Concepts. 6.2 Ambiguity, Accuracy, and Precision. 6.3 Complex Modeling: Mixed Content and Multiple Views. 6.4 Evaluating Modeling Techniques. 6.5 Specific Modeling Techniques. 6.6 When Systems Become Too Complex to Model. 6.7 End Matter. 6.8 Review Questions. 6.9 Exercises. 6.10 Further Reading. 7. Visualization. 7.1 Visualization Concepts. 7.2 Evaluating Visualizations. 7.3 Common Issues in Visualization. 7.4 Evaluating Visualization Techniques. 7.5 Techniques. 7.6 End Matter. 7.7 Review Questions. 7.8 Exercises. 7.9 Further Reading. 8. Analysis. 8.1 Analysis Goals. 8.2 Scope of Analysis. 8.3 Architectural Concern being Analyzed. 8.4 Level of Formality of Architectural Models. 8.5 Type of Analysis. 8.6 Level of Automation. 8.7 System Stakeholders. 8.8 Analysis Techniques. 8.9 End Matter. 8.10 Review Questions. 8.11 Exercises. 8.12 Further Reading. 9. Implementation. 9.1 Concepts. 9.2 Existing Frameworks. 9.3 Examples. 9.4 End Matter. 9.5 Review Questions. 9.6 Exercises. 9.7 Further Reading. 10. Deployment and Mobility. 10.1 Overview of Deployment and Mobility Challenges. 10.2 Software Architecture and Deployment. 10.3 Software Architecture and Mobility. 10.4 End Matter. 10.5 Review Questions. 10.6 Exercises. 10.7 Further Reading. 11. Applied Architectures and Styles. 11.1 Distributed and Networked Architectures. 11.2 Architectures for Network-Based Applications. 11.3 Decentralized Architectures. 11.4 Service-Oriented Architectures and Web Services. 11.5 Architectures from Specific Domains. 11.6 End Matter. 11.7 Review Questions. 11.8 Exercises. 11.9 Further Reading. 12. Designing for Non-Functional Properties. 12.1 Efficiency. 12.2 Complexity. 12.3 Scalability and Heterogeneity. 12.4 Adaptability. 12.5 Dependability. 12.6 End Matter. 12.7 Review Questions. 12.8 Exercises. 12.9 Further Reading. 13. Security and Trust. 13.1 Security. 13.2 Design Principles. 13.3 Architectural Access Control. 13.4 Trust Management. 13.5 End Matter. 13.6 Review Questions. 13.7 Exercises. 13.8 Further Reading. 14. Architectural Adaptation. 14.1 Concepts of Architecture-Centric Adaptation. 14.2 A Conceptual Framework for Architectural Adaptation. 14.3 Techniques for Supporting Architecture-Centric Change. 14.4 End Matter. 14.5 Review Questions. 14.6 Exercises. 14.7 Further Reading. 15. Domain-Specific Software Engineering. 15.1 Domain-Specific Software Engineering in a Nutshell. 15.2 Domain-Specific Software Architecture. 15.3 DSSAs, Product Lines, and Architectural Styles. 15.4 DSSE Examples. 15.5 End Matter. 15.6 Review Questions. 15.7 Exercises. 15.8 Further Reading. 16. Standards. 16.1 What Are Standards? 16.2 Specific Standards. 16.3 Process Standards. 16.4 End Matter. 16.5 Review Questions. 16.6 Exercises. 16.7 Further Reading. 17. People, Roles, and Terms. 17.1 Who Are Software Architects? 17.2 What Do Software Architects Do? 17.3 How Do Software Architects Work? 17.4 How Do Software Architects Relate to Other Stakeholders? 17.5 Remaining Challenges. 17.6 End Matter. 17.7 Review Questions. 17.8 Further Reading. Bibliography. Index.