Abstract. To formally describe architectures of software systems, specific languages called Architecture Description Languages (ADLs) have been developed by academic institutions a...
The description of software architectures has always been concerned with the definition of the appropriate languages for designing the various architectural artifacts. Over the pa...
Complex software systems require expressive notations for representing their software architectures. Two competing paths have emerged. One is to use a specialized notation for arc...
Software architecture research has thus far mainly addressed formal specification and analysis of coarse-grained software models. The formality of architectural descriptions, their...
It is now generally accepted that separating software architecture into multiple views can help in reducing complexity and in making sound decisions about design trade-offs. Our f...
Robert L. Nord, Daniel J. Paulish, Dilip Soni, Chr...