Software architectural design has an enormous effect on downstream software artifacts. Decomposition of functions for the final system is one of the critical steps in software arch...
: This paper discusses the understanding of quality attributes and their application to the design of a software architecture. We present an approach to characterizing quality attr...
The cost of maintaining a software system over a long period of time far exceeds its initial development cost. Much of the maintenance cost is attributed to the time required by ne...
Software architecture diagrams and metrics are wellknown and heavily used in many areas in software engineering. However, they are rarely combined in one (visual) representation. ...
Architectural design has been characterized as making a series of decisions that have system-wide impact. These decisions have side effects which can have significant impact on the...