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This is a book about software architecture, and it has been revised to reflect the latest developments in the field. The book introduces the concepts and best practices of software architecture, how a software system is structured and how that systems elements are meant to interact. The book also focuses on the concept of architecture influence cycles, which show how architecture influences, and is influenced by, a particular context in which architecture plays a critical role. The book also covers quality attributes, which remain central to the architecture philosophy of the authors, and broadens their treatment of architectural patterns. If you design, develop, or manage large software systems, this book will be a valuable resource for getting up to speed on the state of the art.
The award-winning and highly influential
Software Architecture in Practice, Third Edition, has been substantially revised to reflect the latest developments in the field. In a real-world setting, the book once again introduces the concepts and best practices of software architecturehow a software system is structured and how that systems elements are meant to interact. Distinct from the details of implementation, algorithm, and data representation, an architecture holds the key to achieving system quality, is a reusable asset that can be applied to subsequent systems, and is crucial to a software organizations business strategy. The authors have structured this edition around the concept of architecture influence cycles. Each cycle shows how architecture influences, and is influenced by, a particular context in which architecture plays a critical role. Contexts include technical environment, the life cycle of a project, an organizations business profile, and the architects professional practices. The authors also have greatly expanded their treatment of quality attributes, which remain central to their architecture philosophywith an entire chapter devoted to each attributeand broadened their treatment of architectural patterns. If you design, develop, or manage large software systems (or plan to do so), you will find this book to be a valuable resource for getting up to speed on the state of the art. Totally new material covers
- Contexts of software architecture: technical, project, business, and professional
- Architecture competence: what this means both for individuals and organizations
- The origins of business goals and how this affects architecture
- Architecturally significant requirements, and how to determine them
- Architecture in the life cycle, including generate-and-test as a design philosophy; architecture conformance during implementation; architecture and testing; and architecture and agile development
- Architecture and current technologies, such as the cloud, social networks, and end-user devices
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