@inproceedings{0bfb1cd1ff394043a0e25300ee2f229f,
title = "A Taxonomy of Orthogonal Properties of Software Architectures",
abstract = "There are several suggestions regarding the definition of the term software architecture. Yet discussions concerning the subject are ambiguous. This leads to unclear discussions and slow scientific progress. This paper suggests a coherent set of properties a Taxonomy of Orthogonal Properties of Software Architecture (TOPSA) that enables more precise communication within the software architecture domain. The TOPSA has been empirically validated by using it during an industrial development project. The paper shows some uses of the TOPSA in education and system development. It is concluded that the TOPSA is applicable for a wide range of uses. The TOPSA sharpens the conceptual tools available in the domain, resulting in more precise preservation, retrieval and use of knowledge within the software architecture domain",
author = "Lars Bratthall and Per Runeson",
year = "1999",
language = "English",
series = "Blekinge Institute of Technology Research report",
publisher = "Blekinge Institute of Technology",
editor = "Jan Bosch",
booktitle = "NOSA'99: Proceedings of the Second Nordic Workshop on Software Architecture",
note = "Second Nordic Workshop on Software Architecture, NOSA '99 ; Conference date: 12-08-1999 Through 13-08-1999",
}