Certain design fragments in software architectures can have a negative impact on system maintainability. In this paper, we introduce the concept of architectural “bad smells,”...
Joshua Garcia, Daniel Popescu, George Edwards, Nen...
Software-intensive systems often exhibit dimensions in size and complexity that exceed the scope of comprehension of even talented, experienced system designers and analysts. With ...
Due to the dramatic increase in intrusive activities architecture security analysis and design has emerged as an important aspect of the development of software services. It is a ...
In a component-based software system the components are specified, designed and implemented with the intention to be reused, and are assembled in various contexts in order to pro...
Antonio Bucchiarone, Andrea Polini, Patrizio Pelli...
Industrial systems are examples of complex and often long-lived systems in which software is playing an increasingly important role. Their architectures play a crucial role in mai...