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Software Architect's Profession An Introduction

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ISBN-10: 0130607967

ISBN-13: 9780130607966

Edition: 2002

Authors: Marcia Sewell, Laura Sewell

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List price: $41.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 9/19/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Foreword
Preface
Simple Analogy
The Perfect Analogy. Finally, a Cognitive Map
The Analogy Reveals the Missing Ingredient Architecture
The Analogy Confers Clarity of Role and Purpose
It All Begins with a Client and an Architect
With the Analogy, Words Are Meaningful
With the Analogy, Processes Are Predictable
The Analogy Brings Order to Complexity and Flexibility. Conclusion
World Without Architects
The Paradox of the Software Industry
The March of the Notorious
The Federal Aviation Administration
Internal Revenue Service Tax System Modernization (TSM)
Conclusion
What Is Architecture? Technology: The Common Thread of Architecture
Many Definitions of the Indefinable. Utilitas, Venustas, Firmitas
The Mystery of Design. The Lesson of St. Peter's: Harmony and Unity
The Quality Without a Name. Conclusion
A Pithy History of Architecture
The Greek Ideal
Architects: Anonymous Craftsmen and Superstars
Modern Architecture: Rise and Demise
The Architect as Social Philosopher
Architecture and the Third Wave. Conclusion
The Roles of Software Construction
Architect, Builder, Engineer, Scientist. Guiding Principles
Software Architects Decide How the Structure Will Look and Act
Software Engineers Make the Structure Sound
Developers Build the Structure
Computer Scientists Further Knowledge
The Role of the Client
Defining, Not Limiting. An Indelicate, but Trenchant, Illustration of the Roles of Construction. Conclusion
The Role of the Software Architect
The Role of the Architect Begins with the Client
The Architect as Client Advocate and Design Champion
The Art of Listening. The Art of Observation
The Art of Strategy
The Pyramid in Paris
Conclusion
The Phases of Architecture-Driven Software Construction
Two Overall Phases. Architectural Phases, with Caveats
The Design Is Not the Deliverable. Caution: These Design Phases Are Not Linear
The Building Phases. Conclusion: The Party Phase
The Architectural Plan
The Characteristics of an Architectural Plan
Good Architects, Good Plans
Why Have Plans at All? The Levels of the Plan
Conclusion
Educating Software Architects. Second Wave Education, Third Wave Needs
Still Another Crisis
We Are What We Do. What Is the Profile of a Computer Scientist?
Architecture Education. Establishing Software Architecture Education
Can Design Be Taught?
Conclusion
Venturing to Call Ourselves Architects
What Is a Profession? Client Expectations
A Standard Body of Knowledge
Education. Identity
A Code of Ethics and Standards
Where to Begin
Index