Software Systems Architecture

Software Systems Architecture is a highly regarded, practitioner-oriented guide to designing and implementing effective architectures for information systems. It is both a readily accessible introduction to software architecture and an invaluable handbook of well-established best practices. With this book you will learn how to * Design and communicate an architecture that reflects and balances the different needs of its stakeholders * Focus on architecturally significant aspects of design, including frequently overlooked areas such as performance, resilience, and location * Use scenarios and patterns to drive the creation and validation of your architecture * Document your architecture as a set of related views Reflecting new standards and developments in the field, this new edition extends and updates much of the content, and * Adds a “system context viewpoint” that documents the system’s interactions with its environment * Expands the discussion of architectural principles, showing how they can be used to provide traceability and rationale for architectural decisions * Explains how agile development and architecture can work together * Positions requirements and architecture activities in the project context * Presents a new lightweight method for architectural validation Software Systems Architecture is a highly regarded, practitioner-oriented guide to designing and implementing effective architectures for information systems. It is both a readily accessible introduction to software architecture and an invaluable handbook of well-established best practices. With this book you will learn how to * Design and communicate an architecture that reflects and balances the different needs of its stakeholders * Focus on architecturally significant aspects of design, including frequently overlooked areas such as performance, resilience, and location * Use scenarios and patterns to drive the creation and validation of your architecture * Document your architecture as a set of related views Reflecting new standards and developments in the field, this new edition extends and updates much of the content, and * Adds a “system context viewpoint” that documents the system’s interactions with its environment * Expands the discussion of architectural principles, showing how they can be used to provide traceability and rationale for architectural decisions * Explains how agile development and architecture can work together * Positions requirements and architecture activities in the project context * Presents a new lightweight method for architectural validation