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This article is a strong pleading for the importance of architecture modelling, i.e. a careful development and maintenance of software systems, in order to solve the actual software problems, namely maintenance, quality improvement and reuse. This is due to the fact that a software architecture is the “essential” structure of a software system and that most of the software documents are directly or indirectly dependent on this structure.
For denoting software architectures we suggest two different languages: a graphical language for denoting an overview of an architecture (architecture diagram) and a textual language for discribing the details of components as well as relations between components identified in the architecture diagram. The paper sketches the syntax as well as the application of these languages to typical situations within architectures and to complete architectures. Furthermore, the mapping of these languages to relevant programming languages is discussed. Finally, we present some open problems of architecture modelling.
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Nagl, M. (1992). Modelling of Software Architectures: Importance, Notions, Experiences. In: Kreowski, HJ. (eds) Informatik zwischen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 309. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77449-2_9
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