Mahbouba Gharbi is the managing director and chief architect of ITech Progress GmbH and a chairperson of the International Software Architecture Qualification Board (iSAQB). She's a dedicated software architecture enthusiast, author of numerous technical articles, and a frequent speaker at international conferences.

Walk through techniques for software architecture planning, documentation, and quality management

... Preface to the 2nd Edition ... 15

1 ... Introduction ... 17

1.1 ... Software architecture as an aspect of software engineering ... 18

1.2 ... iSAQB: The International Software Architecture Qualification Board ... 19

1.3 ... Certified Professional for Software Architecture - Foundation and Advanced Level ... 21

1.4 ... The aim of this book ... 22

1.5 ... Prerequisites ... 23

1.6 ... Reader's guide ... 23

1.7 ... Target audience ... 24

1.8 ... Acknowledgements ... 24

2 ... Software Architecture Fundamentals ... 25

2.1 ... Integration with the iSAQB curriculum ... 26

2.2 ... Software-intensive systems and software architectures ... 27

2.3 ... Fundamental software architecture concepts ... 33

2.4 ... A bird's-eye view of software architecture design ... 49

2.5 ... Test your knowledge ... 57

3 ... Designing Software Architectures ... 61

3.1 ... Integration with the iSAQB curriculum ... 62

3.2 ... Overview of the architecture design process ... 62

3.3 ... Working with boundary conditions and external influencing factors ... 68

3.4 ... Design principles and heuristics ... 70

3.5 ... Architecture-centric development approaches ... 77

3.6 ... Techniques for a good design ... 85

3.7 ... Architectural patterns ... 91

3.8 ... Side Note: Design patterns ... 101

3.9 ... Deployment and operations ... 109

3.10 ... Test your knowledge ... 113

4 ... Description and Communication of Software Architectures ... 117

4.1 ... Integration with the iSAQB curriculum ... 117

4.2 ... The CoCoME example ... 118

4.3 ... Views and templates ... 121

4.4 ... Technical/cross-cutting concepts in software architectures ... 146

4.5 ... Architecture and implementation ... 148

4.6 ... Common document types for software architectures ... 150

4.7 ... Best-practice rules for documentation ... 153

4.8 ... Examples of alternative architecture frameworks ... 156

4.9 ... Test your knowledge ... 158

5 ... Software Architectures and Quality ... 161

5.1 ... Integration with the iSAQB curriculum ... 162

5.2 ... Evaluating software architectures ... 163

5.3 ... Side Note: Prototypes and technical proof of concept ... 170

5.4 ... Architecture analysis ... 172

5.5 ... Test your knowledge ... 178

6 ... Side Note: Tools for software architects ... 181

6.1 ... General information on tools ... 181

6.2 ... Requirements management tools ... 182

6.3 ... Modeling tools ... 183

6.4 ... Static code analysis tools ... 184

6.5 ... Dynamic analysis tools ... 186

6.6 ... Configuration and version management tools ... 187

6.7 ... Code management tools ... 188

6.8 ... Testing tools ... 188

6.9 ... Documentation tools ... 189

... Appendices ... 191

A ... Sample Questions ... 193

B ... Abbreviations ... 199

C ... Glossary ... 201

D ... References ... 213

... About the Authors ... 219

... Index ... 221