The architecture of a software-intensive system can be defined as the set of relevant design
decisions that affect the qualities of the overall system functionality; therefore, architectural …

Context Given the increased interest in using visualization techniques (VTs) to help
communicate and understand software architecture (SA) of large scale complex systems …

Throughout its short history, software development has been characterized by harmful
disconnects between important activities such as planning, development and …

A new, quantitative architecture simulation approach to software design that circumvents
costly testing cycles by modeling quality of service in early design states. Too often, software …

The importance of architectural knowledge (AK) management for software development has
been highlighted over the past ten years, where a significant amount of research has been …

Security vulnerabilities and defects are results of poorly constructed software that can lead to
easy exploitation by the cyber criminals. A large number of Cloud software systems are …

Software architectures capture the most significant properties and design constraints of
software systems. Thus, modifications to a system that violate its architectural principles can …

Recent research suggests that architectural knowledge, such as design decisions, is
important and should be recorded alongside the architecture description. Different …

Context: With an increase in Agile, Lean, and DevOps software methodologies over the last
years (collectively referred to as Continuous Software Development (CSD)), we have …

A software architecture manifests the major early design decisions. These early decisions
determine the system's development, deployment and evolution. Thus, making better …