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Illuminating the Fundamental Contributors to Software Architecture Quality

Technical Report
This 2002 report presents the basic concepts of analysis models for two quality attributes-modifiability and performance, identifies a collection of tactics that can be used to control responses within those models, and discusses how to analyze the models in terms of these tactics.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-2002-TR-025
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6574199.v1

Abstract

An architectural tactic is a design decision that helps achieve a specific quality-attribute response. Such a tactic must be motivated by a quality-attribute analysis model. This report presents the basic concepts of analysis models for two quality attributes-modifiability and performance, identifies a collection of tactics that can be used to control responses within those models, and discusses how to analyze the models in terms of these tactics.  

This report also describes how to interpret architectural designs in terms of analysis models and how to apply those models to specific architectures. In addition, it presents the analysis of several different architectural patterns taken from current literature.

Cite This Technical Report

Bachmann, F., Bass, L., & Klein, M. (2002, August 1). Illuminating the Fundamental Contributors to Software Architecture Quality. (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2002-TR-025). Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6574199.v1.

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howpublished={Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library},
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Bachmann, Felix, Len Bass, and Mark Klein. "Illuminating the Fundamental Contributors to Software Architecture Quality." (CMU/SEI-2002-TR-025). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, August 1, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6574199.v1.

F. Bachmann, L. Bass, and M. Klein, "Illuminating the Fundamental Contributors to Software Architecture Quality," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, Technical Report CMU/SEI-2002-TR-025, 1-Aug-2002 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6574199.v1. [Accessed: 29-Mar-2024].

Bachmann, Felix, Len Bass, and Mark Klein. "Illuminating the Fundamental Contributors to Software Architecture Quality." (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2002-TR-025). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Aug. 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6574199.v1. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Bachmann, Felix; Bass, Len; & Klein, Mark. Illuminating the Fundamental Contributors to Software Architecture Quality. CMU/SEI-2002-TR-025. Software Engineering Institute. 2002. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6574199.v1