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Software Architecture Review: The State of Practice

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Muhammad Ali Babar,

Ian GortonAuthors Info & Claims

Computer, Volume 42, Issue 7

Pages 26 - 32

https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2009.233

Published: 01 July 2009 Publication History

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Architecture reviews are an effective way of ensuring design quality and addressing architectural concerns. However, the software engineering community rarely adopts the methods and techniques available to support disciplined architecture review processes.

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1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software organization and properties
    1. Software system structures

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Computer Volume 42, Issue 7

July 2009

85 pages

ISSN:0018-9162

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