Chez G

I have heard from a few people who were amazed that I was actually working on my book. I suppose that is fair since it’s been on the back burner for so long, it’s hard to believe I’m working on it full time. In case you are wondering, it’s just like writing a thesis, and creating the diagrams is still a pain in the boo-tay.

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Without further blog fodder, here’s another chapter.

EDIT: September 1 2008. Slightly revised chapter.

Outline

Part I: Narrative

1. Introduction
2. Risk Profiles
3. Essential Modeling Relationships
4. Desirable Model Traits
5. Architecture Models
6. Building an Architecture
7. Working with Architecture Models

Part II: Essays

1. Technical Architecture styles
2. Model refinement
3. Modeling mastery
4. Static and dynamic runtime models
5. Things that are hard about software architecture
6. Modeling frameworks
7. Architecture anti-patterns
8. MDE / DSM
9. Product line architectures
10. Architecturally evident coding style
11. Separating concerns
12. Architecture vs. Design
13. Architecture Design Languages (ADLs)
14. Using UML as an Architecture Description Language
15. Humans as architecture analysis machines
16. Architecture Hoisting
17. History of Software Architecture
18. Non-greenfield architecture
19. The chief architect myth
20. Working within management processes
21. SME working sessions

Part III: Reference

1. Model types
2. Applying models
3. Concepts
4. Quality attributes
5. Architectural styles