Software architecture (English Wikipedia)

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Fowler, Martin (2003). "Design – Who needs an architect?". IEEE Software. 20 (5): 11–44. Bibcode:2003ISoft..20e..11F. doi:10.1109/MS.2003.1231144. S2CID 356506.
P. Kruchten; H. Obbink; J. Stafford (2006). "The past, present and future of software architecture". IEEE Software. 23 (2): 22. Bibcode:2006ISoft..23b..22K. doi:10.1109/MS.2006.59. S2CID 2082927.
Chen, Lianping; Ali Babar, Muhammad; Nuseibeh, Bashar (2013). "Characterizing Architecturally Significant Requirements". IEEE Software. 30 (2): 38–45. Bibcode:2013ISoft..30b..38C. doi:10.1109/MS.2012.174. hdl:10344/3061. S2CID 17399565.
Maranzano, J. F.; Rozsypal, S. A.; Zimmerman, G. H.; Warnken, G. W.; Wirth, P. E.; Weiss, D. M. (2005). "Architecture Reviews: Practice and Experience". IEEE Software. 22 (2): 34. Bibcode:2005ISoft..22b..34M. doi:10.1109/MS.2005.28. S2CID 11697335.
Tang, A.; Han, J.; Vasa, R. (2009). "Software Architecture Design Reasoning: A Case for Improved Methodology Support". IEEE Software. 26 (2): 43. Bibcode:2009ISoft..26b..43T. doi:10.1109/MS.2009.46. hdl:1959.3/51601. S2CID 12230032.

arxiv.org (Global: 49^th place; English: 31^st place)

Kruchten, Philippe (1995). "Architectural Blueprints – The '4+1' View Model of Software Architecture" (PDF). IEEE Software. 12 (6): 42–50. arXiv:2006.04975. doi:10.1109/52.469759. S2CID 219558624.
Li, Ruiyin; Liang, Peng; Soliman, Mohamed; Avgeriou, Paris (2022). "Understanding software architecture erosion: A systematic mapping study". Journal of Software: Evolution and Process. 34 (3) e2423. arXiv:2112.10934. doi:10.1002/smr.2423.

cmu.edu (Global: 2,125^th place; English: 1,347^th place)

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Garlan & Shaw (1994). "An Introduction to Software Architecture" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-13.
Garlan & Shaw (1994). "An Introduction to Software Architecture" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-09-25.

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SEI (2006). "How do you define Software Architecture?". Retrieved 2012-09-12.

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"How to Use Serverless Architecture". DashDevs. Retrieved 2023-08-28.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Perry, D. E.; Wolf, A. L. (1992). "Foundations for the study of software architecture" (PDF). ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes. 17 (4): 40. doi:10.1145/141874.141884. S2CID 628695.
Fowler, Martin (2003). "Design – Who needs an architect?". IEEE Software. 20 (5): 11–44. Bibcode:2003ISoft..20e..11F. doi:10.1109/MS.2003.1231144. S2CID 356506.
Jansen, A.; Bosch, J. (2005). "Software Architecture as a Set of Architectural Design Decisions". 5th Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture (WICSA'05). p. 109. doi:10.1109/WICSA.2005.61. ISBN 978-0-7695-2548-8. S2CID 13492610.
Angelov, S.; Grefen, P.; Greefhorst, D. (2009). "A classification of software reference architectures: Analyzing their success and effectiveness". 2009 Joint Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture & European Conference on Software Architecture. IEEE. pp. 141–150. doi:10.1109/WICSA.2009.5290800. ISBN 978-1-4244-4984-2.
Poort, Eltjo; van Vliet, Hans (September 2012). "RCDA: Architecting as a risk- and cost management discipline". Journal of Systems and Software. 85 (9): 1995–2013. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2012.03.071.
P. Kruchten; H. Obbink; J. Stafford (2006). "The past, present and future of software architecture". IEEE Software. 23 (2): 22. Bibcode:2006ISoft..23b..22K. doi:10.1109/MS.2006.59. S2CID 2082927.
"Introduction to the Special Issue on Software Architecture". IEEE.org. 2006. doi:10.1109/TSE.1995.10003.
Christine Hofmeister; Philippe Kruchten; Robert L. Nord; Henk Obbink; Alexander Ran; Pierre America (2007). "A general model of software architecture design derived from five industrial approaches". Journal of Systems and Software. 80 (1): 106–126. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2006.05.024.
Osterwalder and Pigneur (2004). "An Ontology for e-Business Models" (PDF). Value Creation from E-Business Models. pp. 65–97. doi:10.1016/B978-075066140-9/50006-0. ISBN 978-0-7506-6140-9. S2CID 14177438. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-17.
Chen, Lianping; Ali Babar, Muhammad; Nuseibeh, Bashar (2013). "Characterizing Architecturally Significant Requirements". IEEE Software. 30 (2): 38–45. Bibcode:2013ISoft..30b..38C. doi:10.1109/MS.2012.174. hdl:10344/3061. S2CID 17399565.
Woods, E. (2012). "Industrial architectural assessment using TARA". Journal of Systems and Software. 85 (9): 2034–2047. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2012.04.055. S2CID 179244.
Maranzano, J. F.; Rozsypal, S. A.; Zimmerman, G. H.; Warnken, G. W.; Wirth, P. E.; Weiss, D. M. (2005). "Architecture Reviews: Practice and Experience". IEEE Software. 22 (2): 34. Bibcode:2005ISoft..22b..34M. doi:10.1109/MS.2005.28. S2CID 11697335.
Kruchten, P. (2008). "What do software architects really do?". Journal of Systems and Software. 81 (12): 2413–2416. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2008.08.025.
Tang, A.; Han, J.; Vasa, R. (2009). "Software Architecture Design Reasoning: A Case for Improved Methodology Support". IEEE Software. 26 (2): 43. Bibcode:2009ISoft..26b..43T. doi:10.1109/MS.2009.46. hdl:1959.3/51601. S2CID 12230032.
Kruchten, Philippe (1995). "Architectural Blueprints – The '4+1' View Model of Software Architecture" (PDF). IEEE Software. 12 (6): 42–50. arXiv:2006.04975. doi:10.1109/52.469759. S2CID 219558624.
Li, Ruiyin; Liang, Peng; Soliman, Mohamed; Avgeriou, Paris (2022). "Understanding software architecture erosion: A systematic mapping study". Journal of Software: Evolution and Process. 34 (3) e2423. arXiv:2112.10934. doi:10.1002/smr.2423.
Li, Ruiyin; Liang, Peng; Soliman, Mohamed; Avgeriou, Paris (2021). "Understanding architecture erosion: The practitioners' perceptive". The 29th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC). pp. 311–322. doi:10.1109/icpc52881.2021.00037. ISBN 978-1-6654-1403-6.
C. Shekaran; D. Garlan; M. Jackson; N.R. Mead; C. Potts; H.B. Reubenstein (1994). "The role of software architecture in requirements engineering". Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Requirements Engineering. pp. 239–245. doi:10.1109/ICRE.1994.292379. ISBN 978-0-8186-5480-0. S2CID 3129363.
Remco C. de Boer, Hans van Vliet (2009). "On the similarity between requirements and architecture". Journal of Systems and Software. 82 (3): 544–550. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2008.11.185.
Bashar Nuseibeh (2001). "Weaving together requirements and architectures" (PDF). Computer. 34 (3): 115–119. doi:10.1109/2.910904. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-07.

dtic.mil (Global: 934^th place; English: 530^th place)

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"ATAM: Method for Architecture Evaluation" (PDF). apps.dtic.mil. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-02-02. Retrieved 2025-12-20.

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Amnon H. Eden; Rick Kazman (2003). "Architecture Design Implementation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28.

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Obbink, H.; Kruchten, P.; Kozaczynski, W.; Postema, H.; Ran, A.; Dominick, L.; Kazman, R.; Hilliard, R.; Tracz, W.; Kahane, E. (Feb 6, 2002). "Software Architecture Review and Assessment (SARA) Report" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015.

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Muller, Gerrit (August 20, 2007). "A Reference Architecture Primer" (PDF). Gaudi site. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-12-19. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

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Chen, Lianping; Ali Babar, Muhammad; Nuseibeh, Bashar (2013). "Characterizing Architecturally Significant Requirements". IEEE Software. 30 (2): 38–45. Bibcode:2013ISoft..30b..38C. doi:10.1109/MS.2012.174. hdl:10344/3061. S2CID 17399565.
Tang, A.; Han, J.; Vasa, R. (2009). "Software Architecture Design Reasoning: A Case for Improved Methodology Support". IEEE Software. 26 (2): 43. Bibcode:2009ISoft..26b..43T. doi:10.1109/MS.2009.46. hdl:1959.3/51601. S2CID 12230032.

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ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010: Defining "architecture". Iso-architecture.org. Retrieved on 2013-07-21.

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ISO/IEC/IEEE (2011). "ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2011 Systems and software engineering – Architecture description". Retrieved 2012-09-12.
ISO/IEC (2011). "ISO/IEC 25010:2011 Systems and software engineering – Systems and software Quality Requirements and Evaluation (SQuaRE) – System and software quality models". Retrieved 2012-10-08.

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Conway, Melvin. "Conway's Law". Mel Conway's Home Page. Archived from the original on 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-29.

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P. Naur; B. Randell, eds. (1969). "Software Engineering: Report of a conference sponsored by the NATO Science Committee, Garmisch, Germany, 7–11 Oct. 1968" (PDF). Brussels: NATO, Scientific Affairs Division. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2003-06-07. Retrieved 2012-11-16.

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Bashar Nuseibeh (2001). "Weaving together requirements and architectures" (PDF). Computer. 34 (3): 115–119. doi:10.1109/2.910904. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-07.

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Li, Ruiyin; Liang, Peng; Soliman, Mohamed; Avgeriou, Paris (2021). "Understanding architecture erosion: The practitioners' perceptive". The 29th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC). pp. 311–322. doi:10.1109/icpc52881.2021.00037. ISBN 978-1-6654-1403-6.

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Perry, D. E.; Wolf, A. L. (1992). "Foundations for the study of software architecture" (PDF). ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes. 17 (4): 40. doi:10.1145/141874.141884. S2CID 628695.
Fowler, Martin (2003). "Design – Who needs an architect?". IEEE Software. 20 (5): 11–44. Bibcode:2003ISoft..20e..11F. doi:10.1109/MS.2003.1231144. S2CID 356506.
Jansen, A.; Bosch, J. (2005). "Software Architecture as a Set of Architectural Design Decisions". 5th Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture (WICSA'05). p. 109. doi:10.1109/WICSA.2005.61. ISBN 978-0-7695-2548-8. S2CID 13492610.
P. Kruchten; H. Obbink; J. Stafford (2006). "The past, present and future of software architecture". IEEE Software. 23 (2): 22. Bibcode:2006ISoft..23b..22K. doi:10.1109/MS.2006.59. S2CID 2082927.
Osterwalder and Pigneur (2004). "An Ontology for e-Business Models" (PDF). Value Creation from E-Business Models. pp. 65–97. doi:10.1016/B978-075066140-9/50006-0. ISBN 978-0-7506-6140-9. S2CID 14177438. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-17.
Chen, Lianping; Ali Babar, Muhammad; Nuseibeh, Bashar (2013). "Characterizing Architecturally Significant Requirements". IEEE Software. 30 (2): 38–45. Bibcode:2013ISoft..30b..38C. doi:10.1109/MS.2012.174. hdl:10344/3061. S2CID 17399565.
Woods, E. (2012). "Industrial architectural assessment using TARA". Journal of Systems and Software. 85 (9): 2034–2047. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2012.04.055. S2CID 179244.
Maranzano, J. F.; Rozsypal, S. A.; Zimmerman, G. H.; Warnken, G. W.; Wirth, P. E.; Weiss, D. M. (2005). "Architecture Reviews: Practice and Experience". IEEE Software. 22 (2): 34. Bibcode:2005ISoft..22b..34M. doi:10.1109/MS.2005.28. S2CID 11697335.
Tang, A.; Han, J.; Vasa, R. (2009). "Software Architecture Design Reasoning: A Case for Improved Methodology Support". IEEE Software. 26 (2): 43. Bibcode:2009ISoft..26b..43T. doi:10.1109/MS.2009.46. hdl:1959.3/51601. S2CID 12230032.
Kruchten, Philippe (1995). "Architectural Blueprints – The '4+1' View Model of Software Architecture" (PDF). IEEE Software. 12 (6): 42–50. arXiv:2006.04975. doi:10.1109/52.469759. S2CID 219558624.
C. Shekaran; D. Garlan; M. Jackson; N.R. Mead; C. Potts; H.B. Reubenstein (1994). "The role of software architecture in requirements engineering". Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Requirements Engineering. pp. 239–245. doi:10.1109/ICRE.1994.292379. ISBN 978-0-8186-5480-0. S2CID 3129363.

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Osterwalder and Pigneur (2004). "An Ontology for e-Business Models" (PDF). Value Creation from E-Business Models. pp. 65–97. doi:10.1016/B978-075066140-9/50006-0. ISBN 978-0-7506-6140-9. S2CID 14177438. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-17.

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Lungu, M. "Software architecture recovery", University of Lugano, 2008. http://www.slideshare.net/mircea.lungu/software-architecture-recovery-in-five-questions-presentation

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Kruchten, Philippe (1995). "Architectural Blueprints – The '4+1' View Model of Software Architecture" (PDF). IEEE Software. 12 (6): 42–50. arXiv:2006.04975. doi:10.1109/52.469759. S2CID 219558624.

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Perry, D. E.; Wolf, A. L. (1992). "Foundations for the study of software architecture" (PDF). ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes. 17 (4): 40. doi:10.1145/141874.141884. S2CID 628695.

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University of Waterloo (2006). "A Very Brief History of Computer Science". Retrieved 2006-09-23.

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Muller, Gerrit (August 20, 2007). "A Reference Architecture Primer" (PDF). Gaudi site. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-12-19. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
Conway, Melvin. "Conway's Law". Mel Conway's Home Page. Archived from the original on 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
"ATAM: Method for Architecture Evaluation" (PDF). apps.dtic.mil. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-02-02. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
P. Naur; B. Randell, eds. (1969). "Software Engineering: Report of a conference sponsored by the NATO Science Committee, Garmisch, Germany, 7–11 Oct. 1968" (PDF). Brussels: NATO, Scientific Affairs Division. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2003-06-07. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
Osterwalder and Pigneur (2004). "An Ontology for e-Business Models" (PDF). Value Creation from E-Business Models. pp. 65–97. doi:10.1016/B978-075066140-9/50006-0. ISBN 978-0-7506-6140-9. S2CID 14177438. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-17.
Amnon H. Eden; Rick Kazman (2003). "Architecture Design Implementation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28.
Bashar Nuseibeh (2001). "Weaving together requirements and architectures" (PDF). Computer. 34 (3): 115–119. doi:10.1109/2.910904. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-07.

wiley.com (Global: 150^th place; English: 174^th place)

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Li, Ruiyin; Liang, Peng; Soliman, Mohamed; Avgeriou, Paris (2022). "Understanding software architecture erosion: A systematic mapping study". Journal of Software: Evolution and Process. 34 (3) e2423. arXiv:2112.10934. doi:10.1002/smr.2423.

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Poort, Eltjo; van Vliet, Hans (September 2012). "RCDA: Architecting as a risk- and cost management discipline". Journal of Systems and Software. 85 (9): 1995–2013. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2012.03.071.

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