IFIP Working Group WG 2.10 on Software Architecture is a working group of the
International Federation for Information Processing
The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is a global organisation for researchers and professionals working in the field of computing to conduct research, develop standards and promote information sharing.
Established in 196 ...
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Aim
The purpose of WG 2.10 is to further the practice of
software architecture
Software architecture is the fundamental structure of a software system and the discipline of creating such structures and systems. Each structure comprises software elements, relations among them, and properties of both elements and relations.
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by integrating software architecture research and practice.
Software architecture is important because
* it captures and preserves designers' intentions about system structure, thereby providing a defense against design decay as a system ages
* it is the key to achieving intellectual control over the enormous complexity of a sophisticated system.
Some of the concerns of a
software architect are
* early analysis of critical whole-system properties
* preservation of the integrity of design over time in the face of system modifications and the creation of
families of related systems.
Scope
The aspects of software architecture within the working group's scope are:
* identifying common problems encountered by practitioners
* investigating notations, languages, techniques, tools, and methodologies for improving the practice of software architecture.
Current areas for improvement are:
* describing software architectures
* supporting reuse at the architectural level
*
interoperability
Interoperability is a characteristic of a product or system to work with other products or systems. While the term was initially defined for information technology or systems engineering services to allow for information exchange, a broader defi ...
and
integration
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* evaluating and analyzing software architectures (e.g. for fulfillment of requirements or properties, comparing design alternatives, etc.)
* supporting the correspondence between the architecture and the implementation
* reverse-engineering the architecture of an implemented system
* training, education, and certification of software architects
The Software Architecture Portal
The IFIP WG 2.10 maintains the software architecture portal. The portal provides information about the working group, the Software Architecture Village wiki, and other resources on software architecture.
The IFIP WG 2.10 is also active in organising the ICSA (previously WICSA) conference series.
WICSA Conference Series
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References
Software architecture
International Federation for Information Processing
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