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Scenario-Based Generation and Evaluation of Software Architectures

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Generative and Component-Based Software Engineering (GCSE 2001)

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Architecture conception is a difficult and time consuming process, requiring advanced skills from the software architect. The tasks of an architect are alleviated if means can be provided to generate architectures that can be evaluated with respect to functional and nonfunctional requirements. This paper discusses an approach for doing so. It centers around a rich feature-solution graph which captures the evolving knowledge about requirements and solution fragments. This graph is used to guide an iterative architecture development process.

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  1. Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1081a, 1081, HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Hans de Bruin & Hans van Vliet

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  1. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Department of Mathematics and Computing Science, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 800, 9700, AV, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Jan Bosch

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de Bruin, H., van Vliet, H. (2001). Scenario-Based Generation and Evaluation of Software Architectures. In: Bosch, J. (eds) Generative and Component-Based Software Engineering. GCSE 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2186. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44800-4_12

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