An architecture analysis approach for supporting black-box software development.
A typical component-based system architecture comprises a set of components that have been purposefully designed and structured to ensure that they have "pluggable" interfaces and an acceptable match with a defined system context. However, the black-box nature of many software components m...
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| Language: | English English |
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Springer
2011
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22251/1/An%20architecture%20analysis%20approach%20for%20supporting%20black.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22251/ http://link.springer.com |
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| Summary: | A typical component-based system architecture comprises a set of components that have been purposefully designed and structured to ensure that they have "pluggable" interfaces and an acceptable match with a defined system context. However, the black-box nature of many software components means there is never a clean match between system specifications and concrete software components. Systematic architecture analysis can provide an effective, rapid and relatively low-cost mechanism for addressing risks resulting from architectural adaptation and trade-offs. However, a review of current architecture analysis approaches reveals they differ widely with respect to their ability to support black-box software development. This paper describes an analysis approach that integrates the strengths of current approaches to provide a practical architecture analysis framework for black-box component-based development. The approach is illustrated using a real case study. |
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