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The golden age of software architecture

Shaw, M., Clements, P.·2006·IEEE Software
DOI 10.1109/ms.2006.58
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Since the late 1980s, software architecture has emerged as the principled understanding of the large-scale structures of software systems. From its roots in qualitative descriptions of empirically observed useful system organizations, software architecture has matured to encompass a broad set of notations, tools, and analysis techniques. Whereas initially the research area interpreted software practice, it now offers concrete guidance for complex software design and development. It has made the transition from basic research to an essential element of software system design and construction. This retrospective examines software architecture's growth in the context of a technology maturation model, matching its significant accomplishments to the model's stages to gain perspective on where the field stands today. This trajectory has taken architecture to its golden age.

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Authors
Shaw, M., & Clements, P.
Venue
IEEE Software
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Published
2006-03
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pages
31-39
ISSN
  • 0740-7459 (ISSN-L)
  • 1937-4194
DOI
10.1109/ms.2006.58
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W2006116191
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271
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journal article
Language
en
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