Title :
Architecture decisions: demystifying architecture
Author :
Tyree, Jeff ; Akerman, Art
Abstract :
We believe that a key to demystifying architecture products lies in the architecture decisions concept. We can make the architecture more transparent and clarify its rationale for all stakeholders by explicitly documenting major architecture decisions.
Keywords :
decision making; software architecture; system documentation; architecture decisions; system documentation; Art; Computer architecture; Concrete; Documentation; Electric breakdown; Grounding; History; Software architecture; Software design; System testing; design concepts; design methodologies; design notations and documentation; design representation; software architectures; software engineering design tools and techniques;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE