On the modularity impact of architectural assumptions
Dimitri Van Landuyt, Eddy Truyen, Wouter Joosen · 2012
In software architecture design, the end product is the combined result of a wide variety of inputs, most of which are provided by the non-technical stakeholders. These include the analysis of the problem domain, the functional and non-functional requirements, the architectural or technical constraints. However, a software architecture is typically also influenced by different, less visible factors such as the architect's prior experience and his creativity. In this paper, we focus on so-called architectural assumptions, which are key premises made by technical stakeholders in the early phases of the software development life-cycle.