第21章架构评估方法与流程分析.pdfVIP

ChapterOutline

⚫EvaluationFactors

⚫TheArchitectureTradeoffAnalysisMethod

(ATAM)

⚫LightweightArchitectureEvaluation

⚫Summary

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ThreeFormsofEvaluation

⚫Evaluationbythedesignerwithinthe

designprocess.

⚫Evaluationbypeerswithinthedesign

process.

⚫Analysisbyoutsidersoncethe

architecturehasbeendesigned.

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EvaluationbytheDesigner

⚫Everytimethedesignermakesakeydesign

decisionorcompletesadesignmitone,the

chosenandcompetingalternativesshouldbe

evaluated.

⚫Evaluationbythedesigneristhe“test”partof

the“generate-and-test”approachto

architecturedesign.

⚫Howmuchanalysis?Thisdependsonthe

importanceofthedecision.Factorsinclude:

Theimportanceofthedecision.

Thenumberofpotentialalternatives.

Goodenoughasopposedtoperfect.

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PeerReview

⚫Architecturaldesignscanbepeer

reviewed,justascodecan.

⚫Apeerreviewcanbecarriedoutatany

pointofthedesignprocesswherea

candidatearchitecture,oratleasta

coherentreviewablepartofone,exists.

⚫Allocateatleastseveralhoursand

possiblyhalfaday.

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PeerReviewSteps

Steps:

1.Thereviewersdetermineanumberofquality

attributescenariostodrivethereview.

2.Thearchitectpresentstheportionofthe

architecturetobeevaluated.

3.Foreachscenario,thedesignerwalksthrough

thearchitectureandexinshowthescenario

issatisfied.

4.Potentialproblemsarecaptured.