SEI Series in Software Engineering: Software Architecture and
Product Lines
The Product Line Systems Program of
the Software Engineering Institute is proud to be represented by the following
books. They are published by Addison-Wesley, as part of the
SEI Series in Software
Engineering.
- Documenting Software
Architectures: Views and Beyond, by Paul Clements, Felix Bachmann, Len
Bass, David Garlan, James Ivers, Reed Little, Robert Nord, and Judith Stafford
This book is a practical guide to documenting software architectures.
The goal of is to provide a readable reference for software practitioners to
use when creating and using software architecture documents. The approach takes
advantage of the concept of architectural views, but goes beyond that go
incorporate other essential information that applies beyond any single view. A
comprehensive sample documentation package is included.
A
course based on this book is
available.
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- Evaluating Software
Architectures: Methods and Case Studies, by Paul Clements, Rick Kazman, and
Mark Klein.
This book is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to software
architecture evaluation, describing specific methods that can quickly and
inexpensively mitigate enormous risk in software projects. The methods are
illustrated both by case studies and by sample artifacts put into play during
an evaluation: viewgraphs, scenarios, and final reports--everything you need to
evaluate an architecture in your own organization.
A
course based on this book is
available.
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- Software Product Lines:
Practices and Patterns, by Paul Clements and Linda
Northrop.
Building product lines from common assets can yield remarkable
improvements in productivity, time to market, product quality, and customer
satisfaction. This book provides a framework of specific practices, with
detailed case studies, to guide the implementation of product lines in your
organization.
A course based
on this book is available.
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- Building Systems from
Commercial Components, by Kurt Wallnau, Scott Hissam, and Robert
Seacord.
Commercial components are increasingly seen as an effective
means to save time and money in building large software systems. However,
integrating preexisting components, with preexisting specifications, is a
delicate and difficult task. This book describes specific engineering practices
needed to accomplish that task successfully, illustrating the techniques
described with case studies and examples.
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- Software Architecture in
Practice, 2nd Edition, by Len Bass, Paul Clements, and Rick
Kazman.
This book introduces the concepts and best practices of software
architecture–how a software system is structured and how that system's
elements are meant to interact. In addition to covering the essential technical
topics for designing, specifying, and validating a system, this book also
emphasizes the importance of the business context in which large systems are
designed. Case studies that describe successful architectures illustrate key
points of both technical and organizational discussions.
A
course based on this book is
available.
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