Software Systems Architecture

Nick Rozanski and Eoin Woods

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News

Big in Japan

A Japanese translation of our book was published on 2 December 2008 and has already received three five-star reviews on Amazon Japan.
Amazon Japan

Architectural Training

Rebecca Wirfs-Brock has developed a course, based in part on our book, which provides software architects with skills and knowledge that enable them to prepare, present, and explain their architectures to diverse stakeholders.
Wirfs-Brock Associates

Amazon Reviews

We now have fifteen five-star reviews on Amazon.com. Thanks to all who have provided such strong endorsements. We are really pleased that people are finding it so useful.
Reviews Page

Events

This page lists some of the industry events, such as conferences and seminars, where one or other of us is speaking. If you're at one of these events, please come along and say "hello".

Future Events

EventDatesLocationInvolvement
SPA 20095th - 8th April 2009London, UKWe're both presenting at SPA again this year with Andy Longshaw

Past Events

EventDatesLocationInvolvement
SEI SATURN WorkshopApril 2008Pittsburgh, USEoin attended the SEI SATURN workshop
SPA 200816th - 19th March 2008Bedfordshire, UKWe both presented at SPA 2008
WICSA 200818th - 21st Feb 2008VancouverEoin was WICSA programme chair.
SD Best Practices Conference 200719th Sept 2007Boston, USRebecca Wirfs-Brock, inventor of Responsibility-Driven Design, ran her tutorial "Applying Perspectives to Software Views"
Dr. Dobb's Architecture & Design World 200724th - 27th July 2007Chicago, USRebecca Wirfs-Brock, inventor of Responsibility-Driven Design, ran a tutorial on perspectives "as a means of systematically considering those non-functional qualities your software must exhibit."
EAC 200711th - 13th June 2007London, UKEoin gave a talk on "Agile Architecture" at the IRM Enterprise Architecture Europe event in June 2007. The sides are on the "Library" page.
Code Generation 200718th - 20th May 2007Cambridge, UKWe ran a workshop on "Designing a DSL for Information Systems Architecture". The sides are on the "Library" page.
SPA 200725th - 28th Mar 2007Cambridge, UKWe both attended the SPA conference in 2007 and each presented a couple of sessions. The slides are on the "Library" page and further material is available on the conference wiki.
OOPSLA 200622nd - 9th Oct 2006Portland, OR, USAEoin presented a tutorial based on the content of our book at OOPSLA 2006. Slides are on the "Library" page.
SPA 200626th - 29th Mar 2006Bedfordshire, UKWe ran a workshop on alternatives to UML for architectural description.
Agile Business27th - 28th Sept 2005London UKEoin co-presented a workshop with Rob Day on the role of architecture in DADM projects.
CIO Summit19th - 21st Sept 2005Eastbourne, UKEoin gave a talk on the role of stakeholders in the IT architecture process. Presentation slides are on the "Library" page.
BCS SPA-1916th July 2005LogicaCMG, LondonEoin and Nick gave a talk on using viewpoints and perspectives in the software architecture process. Presentation slides are on the "Library" page.
SET200510th - 11th May 2005Zurich, SwitzerlandEoin gave a talk on creating software architectures using viewpoints and perspectives.
SPA200510th - 13th April 2005Bedfordshire, UKNick and Eoin led sessions on architectural principles, AOP and architectural assessment
OT200428th - 31st March 2004Bedfordshire, UKNick and Eoin led a session on viewpoints and perspectives

Reference

Viewpoints

Introduction

Functional

Information

Concurrency

Development

Deployment

Operational

Main Perspectives

Introduction

Security

Performance and Scalability

Availability and Resilience

Evolution

Other Perspectives

Accessibility

Development Resource

Internationalization

Location

Regulation

Usability