Specializing a reference architecture
In this recipe, we will discuss the first of two approaches for using a reference architecture.
What is a reference architecture?
In Chapter 1, Basics of Agile Systems Modeling, we defined architecture as “the set of strategic design optimization decisions for the system.” The use of the word strategic here is important; these are design decisions that affect most or all subsystems and impact the overall performance and structure of the system. In the previous discussions, we went on to identify the six key views of architecture: the subsystem and component view, the concurrency and resource view, the distribution view, the data view, the dependability view, and the deployment view.
In the Pattern-driven architecture recipe in this chapter, we talked about how an architecture is an instantiation of patterns. In fact, a systems architecture is an integration of one or more patterns in each of the architectural viewpoints...
