What are the evaluation methodologies available for software architectures?
I know some methods like SAAM, ATAM [ http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7100391&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fxpls%2Fabs_all.jsp%3Farnumber%3D7100391 ].
Are there any newer methods (Specially for Web architectural styles)?
At the moment I refer the method introduced by Thomas Fielding. [ https://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/top.htm ]
I wonder if there are better methods.
Thanks in advance
Perhaps book on software architecture by Saw and Garlan would be helpful.
I think, evaluating a good WOA needs a mental effort; may be we can automate, to some extend, the identification of some patterns; but concepts like low coupling, hight cohesion, concerns separtion.... need to know/understand the business of the application, and this is only grasped by the architect. According to my experience this is difficult; there are some tools identifying the use of patterns in the application, but they can not say if those patterns are used in the right place!!!
Nalaka, I know three software architecture evaluation, namely:
• ATAM: Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method
• SAAM: Software Architecture Analysis Method
• ARID: Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs
In the following link you can know a little better the subject.
http://www.pearsonhighered.com/samplechapter/020170482X.pdf
I hope you find them useful.
regards
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