Essential Software Architecture

• Main Author: Gorton, Ian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Information technology.; Business > Data processing.; Software engineering.; Management information systems.; Computer Science.; Software Engineering.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.; IT in Business.

Job titles like “Technical Architect” and “Chief Architect” nowadays abound in software industry, yet many people suspect that “architecture” is one of the most overused and least understood terms in professional software development. Gorton’s book tries to resolve this dilemma. It concisely describ...

Table of Contents:

• Understanding Software Architecture
• Introducing the Case Study
• Software Quality Attributes
• An Introduction to Middleware Architectures and Technologies
• Service-Oriented Architectures and Technologies
• Advanced Middleware Technologies
• A Software Architecture Process
• Documenting a Software Architecture
• Case Study Design
• Middleware Case Study: MeDICi
• Looking Forward
• The Semantic Web
• Aspect Oriented Architectures
• Model-Driven Architecture
• Software Product Lines.-.