2.5 Summary
The ICDE application makes an interesting case study. It requires the architecture of an existing application to be extended and enhanced to create a platform for new features and capabilities. Time and budget constraints restrict the possible options. Certainly a redevelopment of the existing ICDE v1.0 is completely out of the question.
In the next chapter, we’ll explore from a general perspective the spectrum of architectural requirements that arise in projects like ICDE. These requirements are fundamental in driving the design of application architec tures, and a hence an understanding of their nature and complex trade-offs is a key part of an architect’s arsenal.
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(2006). Introducing the Case Study. In: Essential Software Architecture. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28714-0_2
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