A framework for analysis and design of software reference architectures

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 417-431

  Angelov, Samuil ^a   Grefen, Paul ^a   Greefhorst, Danny ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ArchiXL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Software architecture design; Software domain architecture; Software product line architecture; Software reference architecture

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; ANALYTICAL TOOL; ARCHITECTURE DESIGNS; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; CONCRETE ARCHITECTURE; GENERIC ARCHITECTURE; GENERIC NATURE; NON-TRIVIAL; REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTS; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN; SOFTWARE DOMAIN ARCHITECTURE; SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINE ARCHITECTURE; SPECIFIC VALUES; STATE OF THE ART;

DESIGN; QUALITY CONTROL; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84856028851     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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