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Architecture and Design: General Information

• Intro
  • "The software architecture of a program or computing system is the structure or structures of the system, which comprise software components, the externally visible properties of those components, and the relationships among them.
  • By 'externally visible' properties, we are referring to those assumptions other components can make of a component, such as its provided services, performance characteristics, fault handling, shared resource usage, and so on. The intent of this definition is that a software architecture must abstract away some information from the system (otherwise there is no point looking at the architecture, we are simply viewing the entire system) and yet provide enough information to be a basis for analysis, decision making, and hence risk reduction." (Bass, Clements, and Kazman)
• Contents
  • Start here
  • Examples
  • Related Sites
  • Link Collections
  • Tutorials
  • Glossaries
  • Standards
  • General Newsgroups
  • General Articles
  • Bibliographies
  • Books
  • Magazines
  • Organizations
  • Projects
  • People
  • Conferences / Workshops
  • Other Resources
• Other pages
  • Frameworks
  • Patterns
  • Distributed Objects & Components
  • OOAD Methods
  • UML
  • OOAD Tools

• Start here
  • Are Software Architects Like Building Architects? (Mario R. Barbacci)
  • How Do You Define Software Architecture? (Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Motivating Software Architecture or Why Do We Need Software Architecture? (Dana Bredemeyer)
  • OO Frameworks (Michael Mattsson)
  • Patterns in a Nutshell (Brad Appleton)
  • Software Architecture: An Executive Overview (Paul Clements, Linda Northrop)
  • Techniques for OO Analysis and Design (Martin Fowler)
  • Using Frameworks - For Beginners Only? (Yonat Sharon)
  • What is Software Architecture? (Dana Bredemeyer)
• Examples
  • Model Problems in Software Architecture (Carnegie Mellon)
• Related Sites
  • Composable Software Systems (Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Dynamic Software Architectures Resources (Peyman Oreizy)
  • Frameworks Home Page (Ralph Johnson)
  • Frameworks Home Page (Michael Mattsson)
  • IBM SanFrancisco (IBM)
  • International Enterprise Architecture Center (ieac.org)
  • Patterns Home Page (Hillside)
  • Portland Pattern Repository (Ward Cunningham)
  • Software Architecture (Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Software Architecture Technology Guide (Lockheed Martin)
• Link Collections
  • Architecture-focused DoD Software Technology programs (Lockheed Martin)
  • Other IT Architecture Sites (Office of Information Technology)
  • Related Architecture Web Sites (Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Software architecture (Gert Florijn)
  • Software Architecture (Dewayne E. Perry)
  • Software Architecture Links (Brad Appleton)
  • Software Architecture Links (Dana Bredemeyer)
  • Software Architecture (Links2Go)
  • Software Architecture (Dewayne E. Perry)
  • Software Architecture Resources (Dana Bredemeyer)
  • Software Architecture Resource Sites (UMass Dartmouth)
• Tutorials
  • Software Architectures (Nenad Medvidovic)
• Glossaries
  • General
    • Componentware Glossary (Object Services and Consulting)
    • Definitions of Software Architecture (Dana Bredemeyer)
  • Terms and Links (Mecklermedia)
    • Abstraction
    • Application Server
    • Architecture
    • Class
    • Client
    • Client-side
    • Client/Server Architecture
    • Client-side
    • Clustering
    • Component
    • Component Software
    • Dedicated
    • Distributed Database
    • Distributed Computing
    • Encapsulation
    • Fat Client
    • Fault Tolerance
    • Information Hiding
    • Load Balancing
    • meta
    • Method
    • Middleware
    • Modular Architecture
    • OLTP
    • OO
    • OO Programming
    • Open Architecture
    • Overloading
    • Peer-to-peer Architecture
    • Polymorphism
    • Proxy Server
    • Scalable
    • Server
    • Server-side
    • Stateless
    • Thin Client
    • Three-tier
    • TP Monitor
    • Transaction Processing
    • Transparent
    • Two-phase Commit
    • Two-tier
    • Virtual
• Standards
  • IEEE Recommended Practice for Architectural Description (AWG)
• General Newsgroups
  • comp.client-server
  • comp.client-server Resources (PHOAKS)
  • comp.object
  • comp.object Resources (PHOAKS)
  • Object FAQ (Robert John Hathaway III)
  • comp.object FAQ (Bob Hathaway)
  • comp.object.moderated
  • comp.object.moderated FAQ (B.G. Mahesh)
  • comp.software-eng
  • comp.software-eng Archive
  • comp.software-eng Resources (PHOAKS)
  • comp.software-eng FAQ
  • comp.sw.components
  • comp.sw.components Resources (PHOAKS)
  • Deja News (Deja News)
  • Reference.COM (InReference)
• General Articles
  • Articles Collections
    • Architecture Presentations and Articles (Office of Information Technology)
    • Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Publications (Carnegie Mellon University)
    • Essays on Software Architecture (SEI)
    • IEEE Architecture Working Group Reading Room (IEEE AWG)
    • OOSE Articles (The Object Agency)
    • Papers on Software Engineering/Software Architecture (Rick Kazman)
    • Publications (Product-Line Architecture Research Group)
    • Publications (Ronin International)
    • Publications (sd&m)
    • ObjectArchitects (Wolfgang Keller)
    • Recent Publications (Jan Bosch)
    • Scott Ambler's Online Writings (AmbySoft)
    • Software Architecture (Alexander L. Wolf)
    • Software Tech News: Software Architecture (DoD DACS)
    • STARS Software Architecture Papers (DARPA STARS)
    • Vitruvius Publications (Vitruvius)
  • Overviews (SEI)
    • Client/Server Software Architectures
    • Component-Based Software Development / COTS Integration
    • Database Two Phase Commit
    • Distributed/Collaborative Enterprise Architectures
    • Mainframe Server Software Architectures
    • Middleware
    • Message-Oriented Middleware
    • Remote Procedure Call
    • Three Tier Software Architectures
    • Transaction Processing Monitor Technology
    • Two Tier Software Architectures
  • Architecture / General
    • Architecture Paradox (Subrahmanyam)
    • Architecture Reconstruction and Conformance Measurement (SEI)
    • Architecture Representation (SEI)
    • Design of Business Information Systems (sd&m)
    • Market opportunities for different architectures (Hans van Leunen)
    • Software Architecture Publications (Carnegie Mellon University)
    • Technical Reports & Publications (OBJS)
    • A Good Architecture for OO Information Systems (Mark L. Fussell)
    • An Introduction to Software Architecture (David Garlan and Mary Shaw)
    • Conducting a Software Architecture Assessment (Grady Booch)
    • Experiences Applying a Practical Architectural Method (David E. Emery et al.)
    • Functional Representation of Software Systems - Component-Based Software Technology (The Ohio State University)
    • How is Software Architecture Created? (Dana Bredemeyer)
    • Introduction to the Special Issue on Software Architecture (David Garlan and Dewayne Perry)
    • On Systems Architecture (Tom DeMarco)
    • OO Layered Architecture and Subsystems (Elliott Coates)
    • Origins of Software Architecture Study (Carnegie Mellon University)
    • Relational Database Access Layers - A Pattern Language (sd&m)
    • Research Directions in Software Architecture (Mark J. Gerken)
    • Scaling Object Service Architectures to the Internet (OBJS)
    • Scenario-Based Analysis of Software Architecture (Rick Kazman et al.)
    • Social Systems Engineering and Architecture (Mark W. Maier)
    • Software Architecture and Reuse (Lockheed Martin)
    • Software Architecture in Context (Dana Bredemeyer)
    • Steps in an Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method: Quality Attribute Models and Analysis (Mario R. Barbacci et al.)
    • Systems Architecting: An Emergent Discipline? (Mark W. Maier)
    • The 4+1 View Model of Architecture (Rational Software)
    • The Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method (Rick Kazman et al.)
    • The C2 Style (University of California, Irvine)
    • The Open Group Architectural Framework (The Open Group)
    • The Profession of Software Architecture (Laura and Marc Sewell)
    • The Role of the Software Architect (Dana Bredemeyer)
    • The Secrets of a Three-Tier Distributed Architecture (SIGS)
    • Three Concepts of System Architecture (David C. Luckham et al.)
    • Tiers Without Tears - Packaging logic into components makes multitier architectures less painful (DBMS)
    • What is Style? (David Garlan)
    • Will the Real Architecture Please Sit Down? (Thomas J. Mowbray)
    • Why Multi-tier? (Inprise)
  • Architecture Description Languages (ADL) and Tools
    • Architecture Description Languages (Carnegie Mellon University)
    • Architecture Description Languages (Lockheed Martin)
    • ACME: The Acme Architectural Description Language (Carnegie Mellon University)
    • Aesop: Software Architecture Design Environment Generator (Carnegie Mellon University)
    • ControlH & MetaH: Languages and Tools for Embedded Software Architectures (Honeywell)
    • Gestalt: Industrial Software Architecture with Gestalt (Siemens Corporate Research)
    • Odel: Object Design Language (Ingmar Ögren)
    • Rapide: The Stanford Rapide Project (Stanford University)
    • SADL: A Structural Architecture Description Language (SRI)
    • UniCon (Carnegie Mellon University)
    • Wright : The Wright Architecture Description Language (Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Architecture Examples
    • An Approach to Architecting Enterprise Solutions (HP)
    • An OO Architecture for Business-To-Consumer Electronic Commerce On The Internet (AmbySoft)
    • Building Evolvable Systems: The ORBlite Project (HP)
    • CCOW Documentation Map (Clinical Context Object Workgroup)
    • Current Web Architecture (OBJS)
    • Eagle Architecture Specification (Andersen Consulting)
    • Eine Anwendungsarchitektur für adaptive Systeme [German] (Jenz & Partner)
    • Enterprise Solutions Structure (IBM Systems Journal)
    • IBM SanFrancisco Introduction (IBM)
    • Object Management Architecture (OMG)
    • Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Part 1 (Alistair Cockburn)
    • Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Part 2 (Alistair Cockburn)
    • Open Distributed Processing -- Reference model (ISO)
    • Provably Dependable Architectures (SRI)
    • Simplex Architecture (Carnegie Mellon University)
    • The Interceptor Architecture: A Scalable Java-based Architecture to Dynamically Extend Web Applications and Support Web Objects (OBJS)
    • The NIIIP Reference Architecutre (NIIIP)
    • The Object Connection Architecture OCA (Carnegie Mellon University)
    • The Open Group Architectural Framework (The Open Group)
    • The Zachman Framework (Zachman Internationa)
  • Design / General
    • A Collection of Refactorings (Martin Fowler)
    • Abstraction, Encapsulation, and Information Hiding (The Object Agency)
    • Adopt a UI-driven architecture (DevX)
    • Agent Oriented Programming (Yonat Sharon)
    • Basic Object-Oriented Concepts (Edward V. Berard)
    • Classes Vs. Built-in Types (Yonat Sharon)
    • Concepts for Simpler Design (Software Development magazine)
    • Design By Contract (Martin Fowler)
    • Designing Flexibility (Yonat Sharon) (Against Client's Wishes)
    • Distributed Object Design (Software Development magazine)
    • Error Handling - A Pattern Language (sd&m)
    • Evolving Frameworks - A Pattern Language for Developing Object-Oriented Frameworks (Don Roberts, Ralph Johnson)
    • Framework Development for Large Systems (Dirk Bäumer et al.)
    • Leveraging Object-Oriented Frameworks (IBM)
    • OO Design I (Edward V. Berard)
    • OO Design II (Edward V. Berard)
    • OO-Design: totally simple or very complex? [German] (Peter Hruschka)
    • Scalability of Method Calls as Database Transactions (Yonat Sharon)
    • Should Distributed Objects Be Stateless? (Yonat Sharon)
    • The Power of Processors (SIGS Publications)
    • Transferring a Large Number of Objects From Server to Client (Yonat Sharon)
    • Who Can Handle How Much Abstraction? [German] (Peter Hruschka)
    • Wrappers (OBJS)
  • Design Principles
    • Books, Papers, Articles and other Publications (Object Mentor)
    • OoDesignPrinciples (WikiWikiWeb)
    • OO Tips (Yonat Sharon)
    • AcyclicDependenciesPrinciple (WikiWikiWeb)
    • BuildForTodayDesignForTomorrow (WikiWikiWeb)
    • Collaboration (Robert C. Martin)
    • CommonClosurePrinciple (WikiWikiWeb)
    • Decoupling of Object Oriented Systems - A Collection of Patterns (sd&m)
    • DependencyInversionPrinciple (WikiWikiWeb)
    • Granularity (Robert C. Martin)
    • Heuristics Summary (Arthur J. Riel)
    • InterfaceSegregationPrinciple (WikiWikiWeb)
    • LawOfDemeter (WikiWikiWeb)
    • LiskovSubstitutionPrinciple (WikiWikiWeb)
    • SevenPrinciplesOfSoftwareDevelopment (WikiWikiWeb)
    • Stability (Robert C. Martin)
    • The Dependency Inversion Principle (Robert C. Martin)
    • The Interface Segregation Principle (Robert C. Martin)
    • The Liskov Substitution Principle (Robert C. Martin)
    • The Open-Closed Principle (Robert C. Martin)
    • What is LSP? (Yonat Sharon)
    • What Makes A Good Object-Oriented Design? (Yonat Sharon)
  • Design Evolution
    • Evolving OO Designs with Refactorings (Lance Tokuda and Don Batory)
• Bibliographies
  • Annotated Bibiography on Software Architecture (Ric Holt)
  • Bibliographies (Dana Bredemeyer)
  • Bibliography on Software Architecture Analysis (Jianjun Zhao)
  • References (Lockheed Martin)
  • Selected Software Architecture Papers (Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Software Architecture Bibliographies (Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Software Architecture Bibliography (Rick Kazman)
  • Software Architecture Publications (Carnegie Mellon University)
• Books
  • Advances in Object-Oriented Metalevel Architectures and Reflection (Chris Zimmermann)
  • Application Engineering: Building Web-Based Applications and Dealing With Legacies (Amjad Umar) (Re)
  • Applied Software Architecture (Christine Hofmeister et al.)
  • Building Scalable Database Applications: Object-Oriented Design, Architectures, and Implementations (Peter M. Heinckiens)
  • Component Software : Beyond Object-Oriented Programming (Clemens Szyperski)
  • Conveying Ideas of Software (Daryl Kulak)
  • Design Patterns : Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (Erich Gamma et al.)
  • Guide to Client/Server and Intranet Development (David S. Linthicum)
  • OO Client/Server Internet Environments (Amjad Umar)
  • OO Design Heuristics (Arthur J. Riel)
  • Pattern Oriented Software Architecture : A System of Patterns (Frank Buschmann et al.)
  • Software Architecture and Design : Principles, Models, and Methods (Bernard I. Witt et al.)
  • Software Architecture in Practice (Len Bass, Paul Clements, Rick Kazman, Ken Bass)
  • Software Architecture: Pespectives on an Emerging Discipline (Mary Shaw et al.)
  • Systems Architecting : Creating and Building Complex Systems (Eberhardt Rechtin)
  • The Art of Systems Architecting (Eberhardt Rechtin, Mark W. Maier)
  • The Future Of Software Engineering (Anthony Finkelstein)
  • The Unified Modeling Language Reference Manual (James Rumbaugh et al.)
  • The Unified Modeling Language User Guide (Grady Booch et al.)
• Magazines
  • SEI Interactive (SEI)
• Organizations
  • ASD (Association for Software Design)
  • ArchitecturePlus (U.S. General Services Administration)
  • Composable Software Systems Research Group (Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Dependable System Architecture Group (SRI)
  • INCOSE Systems Architecture Working Group (INCOSE)
  • Software Architecture Research Group (The University of Southern California)
  • Software Architecture Research Group (University of California, Irvine)
  • Software Systems Generator Research Group (UTCS)
  • The Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Initiative (Carnegie Mellon University) (ATA)
  • Worldwide Institute of Software Architects (WWISA)
• Projects
  • ARES - Architectural Reasoning for Embedded Software (DIT UPM)
  • ARCUS project (sd&m)
  • Software Architecture and the Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Initiative
  • The ABLE Project (Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Vitruvius project (Carnegie Mellon University)
• People
  • Rick Kazman
• Conferences / Workshops
  • Upcoming Events in Software Architecture (Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Australasian Workshop on Software Architectures: 1999
  • Enterprise Architectures Conference: 1999
  • GSAW 2000,   1999,   1998,   1997   (Ground System Architectures Workshops)
  • Exploring Large System Issues: 1997
  • ISAW : 1998,   1996 (International Software Architecture Workshop)
  • NOSA : 1999 (Nordic Workshop on Software Architecture)
  • OO Architectural Evolution: 1999
  • SACT (Software Architectures and Component Technology)
  • SEW : 1999,   Previous Workshops (Software Engineering Workshops)
  • WICSA : 1999 (Working IFIP Conference on Software Architecture)
• Other Resources
  • Software Architecture Principles Template (Ruth Malan and Dana Bredemeyer)