Software Architecture Fundamentals

Preparing for your iSAQB CPSA--Foundation Level exam? Make the grade with this study guide! First, tackle essential topics and fundamentals, beginning with development approaches and design techniques for scalable software architectures. Then, see how views, templates, and documents are used to communicate design decisions, and understand how to evaluate software architectures. Level up your exam prep with this handy resource!Highlights include:iSAQB CPSAFoundation Level exam Architecture designDevelopment approachesArchitectural patternsTemplatesDocumentationPrototypesQuality managementDeploymentModeling toolsStatic code analysis toolsCode management Highlights: iSAQB CPSAFoundation Level exam Architecture design Development approaches Architectural patterns Templates Documentation Prototypes Quality management Deployment Modeling tools Static code analysis tools Code management

Autorentext
Andreas Rausch heads the software systems engineering department at Technische Universität, Clausthal. He is a consultant and lead software architect for a number of large-scale distributed software systems.

Inhalt
... Preface to the 2nd Edition ... 15

1 ... Introduction ... 17

1.1 ... Software architecture as an aspect of software engineering ... 18

1.2 ... iSAQB: The International Software Architecture Qualification Board ... 19

1.3 ... Certified Professional for Software Architecture Foundation and Advanced Level ... 21

1.4 ... The aim of this book ... 22

1.5 ... Prerequisites ... 23

1.6 ... Reader's guide ... 23

1.7 ... Target audience ... 24

1.8 ... Acknowledgements ... 24

2 ... Software Architecture Fundamentals ... 25

2.1 ... Integration with the iSAQB curriculum ... 26

2.2 ... Software-intensive systems and software architectures ... 27

2.3 ... Fundamental software architecture concepts ... 33

2.4 ... A bird's-eye view of software architecture design ... 49

2.5 ... Test your knowledge ... 57

3 ... Designing Software Architectures ... 61

3.1 ... Integration with the iSAQB curriculum ... 62

3.2 ... Overview of the architecture design process ... 62

3.3 ... Working with boundary conditions and external influencing factors ... 68

3.4 ... Design principles and heuristics ... 70

3.5 ... Architecture-centric development approaches ... 77

3.6 ... Techniques for a good design ... 85

3.7 ... Architectural patterns ... 91

3.8 ... Side Note: Design patterns ... 101

3.9 ... Deployment and operations ... 109

3.10 ... Test your knowledge ... 113

4 ... Description and Communication of Software Architectures ... 117

4.1 ... Integration with the iSAQB curriculum ... 117

4.2 ... The CoCoME example ... 118

4.3 ... Views and templates ... 121

4.4 ... Technical/cross-cutting concepts in software architectures ... 146

4.5 ... Architecture and implementation ... 148

4.6 ... Common document types for software architectures ... 150

4.7 ... Best-practice rules for documentation ... 153

4.8 ... Examples of alternative architecture frameworks ... 156

4.9 ... Test your knowledge ... 158

5 ... Software Architectures and Quality ... 161

5.1 ... Integration with the iSAQB curriculum ... 162

5.2 ... Evaluating software architectures ... 163

5.3 ... Side Note: Prototypes and technical proof of concept ... 170

5.4 ... Architecture analysis ... 172

5.5 ... Test your knowledge ... 178

6 ... Side Note: Tools for software architects ... 181

6.1 ... General information on tools ... 181

6.2 ... Requirements management tools ... 182

6.3 ... Modeling tools ... 183

6.4 ... Static code analysis tools ... 184

6.5 ... Dynamic analysis tools ... 186

6.6 ... Configuration and version management tools ... 187

6.7 ... Code management tools ... 188

6.8 ... Testing tools ... 188

6.9 ... Documentation tools ... 189

... Appendices ... 191

A ... Sample Questions ... 193

B ... Abbreviations ... 199

C ... Glossary ... 201

D ... References ... 213

... About the Authors ... 219

... Index ... 221