Software Architecture: A Case Based Approach

Chapter 7. Emerging Trends in Software Architecture

• Software Architecture Discipline—Past, Present and Future

• Reusability and Reusable Services

• Service-oriented Architecture

• Dimensions of Future Software Architecture

• Critical Software Architecture Elements

• Conclusions

• Further Reading

ContributorBhudeb Chakravarti

Software architecture is a fast-growing discipline. In this book, we have looked at various aspects of software architecture through a set of case studies. We have seen how software architecture is only paid a lip service in many projects. We have tried to distinguish between marchitectures and architectures. We have seen how a given architecture should be re-factored so that many of the performance and other non-functional issues can be fixed. ...