Software architecture analysis method (SAAM) is a method used in
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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to evaluate a system architecture. It was the first documented software architecture analysis method, and was developed in the mid 1990s to analyze a system for modifiability, but it is useful for testing any non-functional aspect.
SAAM was a precursor to the
architecture tradeoff analysis method In software engineering, architecture tradeoff analysis method (ATAM) is a risk-mitigation process used early in the software development life cycle.
ATAM was developed by the Software Engineering Institute at the Carnegie Mellon University. Its pu ...
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ARID
A region is arid when it severely lacks available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. Regions with arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic. Most ar ...
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Architectural analytics {{unreferenced, date=March 2014
Architectural analytics is the field of study that focuses on the discovery and identification of meaningful patterns in architecture.
Architecture represents a snapshot in time and can, in a very detailed fashion, ...
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