Title :
Sustainable Architectural Design Decisions
Author :
Zdun, Uwe ; Capilla, Rafael ; Huy Tran ; Zimmermann, Olaf
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
Software architects must sustain design decisions to endure throughout software evolution. Several criteria can help them assess decisions´ sustainability. In addition, industry and research projects have applied different techniques to make architectural design decisions sustainable; their examples offer solutions and lessons learned.
Keywords :
decision making; software architecture; sustainable development; software architecture; software evolution; sustainable architectural design decision; Computer architecture; Context awareness; Customer relationship management; Documentation; Maintenance engineering; Software architecture; Sustainable development; architectural decisions; architectural knowledge; design decision sustainability; design decisions; requirements; software architecture; software development; software evolution; sustainability;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
