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Flexible Software Architecture

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Software Architecture

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So far, we assume that every software system contains architecture information, representing the high level structures, behaviors and other issues related to them. When a system has been built, it is a common belief that its architecture will keep stable or only very small parts of it will get modified. However, current software does not stay so tame. Under various factors, they have to response with the changes in the architecture level, and in the perspective of marketing, which should not beget too much overhead.

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(2008). Flexible Software Architecture. In: Software Architecture. Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74343-9_8

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