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Introduction (PDF) Design is about understanding "the whole system" | Author: | Miriam Grace and Sandra Jeffcoat |
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Architecture Description (PDF) Architecture description can affect the “life and death” of the software system it describes.
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Architecture Styles (PDF) Beware; architectural advice from local experts may not be correct.
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Views and Viewpoints (PDF) On viewpoints & views, the difference between them and why should you care.
| Author: | Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz |
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Context (PDF) On the importance of context recognition and understanding constraints, costs and opportunities.
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Design Diagramming, Notation and Deliverables (PDF) Picking the right design diagramming and notation can be a challenge.
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Solution Architecture Design Methodologies (PDF) Documenting the architecture of a software solution’s design can be performed with agility.
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Architecture Evaluation and Review Practices (PDF) Marry your architecture in haste and you can repent in leisure. - Barry Boehm
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Domain-Specific Modeling Languages (PDF) Generate full production code from precise, high-level models in your own modeling language.
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Optimizing Techniques (PDF) Meaningful performance goals will help you steer clear of later pitfalls.
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Patterns and Best Practices (PDF) Patterns are not substitutes for design thinking, they are channels for it.
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Frameworks, Patterns and Components (PDF) On using proven, well-understood elements in your design activity.
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Prototypes (PDF) A picture can replace a thousand words; a prototype can save you lots of meetings and possibly avoid a project failure.
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Synthesis and Problem Solving (PDF) An important difference between programming and design is knowing when to quit.
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Traceability throughout the Lifecycle (PDF) For mature software systems, is it possible to know why critical decisions were made and how the resulting changes affected the architecture?
| Author: | Anabel Fraga and Juan Llorens |
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Summary (PDF) Design is about understanding “the whole system.”
| Author: | Miriam Grace and Sandra Y. Jeffcoat |
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