Beschreibung
Preparing for your iSAQB CPSA--Foundation Level exam? Make the grade with this study guide! First, tackle essential topics and fundamentals, beginning with development approaches and design techniques for scalable software architectures. Then, see how views, templates, and documents are used to communicate design decisions, and understand how to evaluate software architectures. Level up your exam prep with this handy resource!Highlights include:iSAQB CPSA—Foundation Level exam Architecture designDevelopment approachesArchitectural patternsTemplatesDocumentationPrototypesQuality managementDeploymentModeling toolsStatic code analysis toolsCode management
Highlights:
iSAQB CPSA—Foundation Level exam
Architecture design
Development approaches
Architectural patterns
Templates
Documentation
Prototypes
Quality management
Deployment
Modeling tools
Static code analysis tools
Code management
Inhalt
1.1 ... Software architecture as an aspect of software engineering ... 18
1.2 ... iSAQB: The International Software Architecture Qualification Board ... 19
1.3 ... Certified Professional for Software Architecture – Foundation and Advanced Level ... 21
1.4 ... The aim of this book ... 22
1.5 ... Prerequisites ... 23
1.6 ... Reader’s guide ... 23
1.7 ... Target audience ... 24
1.8 ... Acknowledgements ... 24
2.1 ... Integration with the iSAQB curriculum ... 26
2.2 ... Software-intensive systems and software architectures ... 27
2.3 ... Fundamental software architecture concepts ... 33
2.4 ... A bird’s-eye view of software architecture design ... 49
2.5 ... Test your knowledge ... 57
3.1 ... Integration with the iSAQB curriculum ... 62
3.2 ... Overview of the architecture design process ... 62
3.3 ... Working with boundary conditions and external influencing factors ... 68
3.4 ... Design principles and heuristics ... 70
3.5 ... Architecture-centric development approaches ... 77
3.6 ... Techniques for a good design ... 85
3.7 ... Architectural patterns ... 91
3.8 ... Side Note: Design patterns ... 101
3.9 ... Deployment and operations ... 109
3.10 ... Test your knowledge ... 113
4.1 ... Integration with the iSAQB curriculum ... 117
4.2 ... The CoCoME example ... 118
4.3 ... Views and templates ... 121
4.4 ... Technical/cross-cutting concepts in software architectures ... 146
4.5 ... Architecture and implementation ... 148
4.6 ... Common document types for software architectures ... 150
4.7 ... Best-practice rules for documentation ... 153
4.8 ... Examples of alternative architecture frameworks ... 156
4.9 ... Test your knowledge ... 158
5.1 ... Integration with the iSAQB curriculum ... 162
5.2 ... Evaluating software architectures ... 163
5.3 ... Side Note: Prototypes and technical proof of concept ... 170
5.4 ... Architecture analysis ... 172
5.5 ... Test your knowledge ... 178
6.1 ... General information on tools ... 181
6.2 ... Requirements management tools ... 182
6.3 ... Modeling tools ... 183
6.4 ... Static code analysis tools ... 184
6.5 ... Dynamic analysis tools ... 186
6.6 ... Configuration and version management tools ... 187
6.7 ... Code management tools ... 188
6.8 ... Testing tools ... 188
6.9 ... Documentation tools ... 189
A ... Sample Questions ... 193
B ... Abbreviations ... 199
C ... Glossary ... 201
D ... References ... 213
