Title :
Software Architecture Review: The State of Practice
Author :
Babar, Muhammad Ali ; Gorton, Ian
Author_Institution :
Lero-Irish Software Eng. Res. Centre, Ireland
fDate :
7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Architecture reviews are an effective way of ensuring design quality and addressing architectural concerns. However, the software engineering community rarely adopts the methods and techniques available to support disciplined architecture review processes.
Keywords :
program verification; software architecture; software quality; architectural concerns; design quality; software architecture review; software engineering; Computer architecture; Computer industry; Demography; ISO standards; Laboratories; Prototypes; Sampling methods; Software architecture; Software engineering; Software prototyping; Architecture reviews; Software architecture; Surveys;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2009.233