Usability requirements for architectural analysis tool to support CBD

Component-based development is an architecture-centric process that relies on the integration of pre-fabricated software components. These are often blackbox components whose functionality and configuration may not match the “ideal” system architecture. Systematic architectural analysis can help ens...

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Main Authors: Admodisastro, Novia Indriaty, Kotonya, Gerald
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45328/
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description Component-based development is an architecture-centric process that relies on the integration of pre-fabricated software components. These are often blackbox components whose functionality and configuration may not match the “ideal” system architecture. Systematic architectural analysis can help ensure that risks resulting from architectural adaptations and trade-offs do not adversely affect critical system qualities (e.g. performance, security and modifiability). However, architectural analysis is a complex activity that involves planning, analysis, negotiation and assessment of large amounts of interrelated, often conflicting information. Good tool support is therefore essential for effective architectural analysis. However, the success of a tool depended not only on powerful analysis methods but also on the quality of the toolset's usability. This paper presents functional and non-functional requirements of the tool’s user interface, and discusses the HCI design principles and guidelines in designing a high-quality user interface that would allow developers to parse, analyse and modify architecture specification easily and effectively.
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spelling upm-453282020-08-05T06:48:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45328/ Usability requirements for architectural analysis tool to support CBD Admodisastro, Novia Indriaty Kotonya, Gerald Component-based development is an architecture-centric process that relies on the integration of pre-fabricated software components. These are often blackbox components whose functionality and configuration may not match the “ideal” system architecture. Systematic architectural analysis can help ensure that risks resulting from architectural adaptations and trade-offs do not adversely affect critical system qualities (e.g. performance, security and modifiability). However, architectural analysis is a complex activity that involves planning, analysis, negotiation and assessment of large amounts of interrelated, often conflicting information. Good tool support is therefore essential for effective architectural analysis. However, the success of a tool depended not only on powerful analysis methods but also on the quality of the toolset's usability. This paper presents functional and non-functional requirements of the tool’s user interface, and discusses the HCI design principles and guidelines in designing a high-quality user interface that would allow developers to parse, analyse and modify architecture specification easily and effectively. IEEE 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45328/1/Usability%20requirements%20for%20architectural%20analysis%20tool%20to%20support%20CBD.pdf Admodisastro, Novia Indriaty and Kotonya, Gerald (2011) Usability requirements for architectural analysis tool to support CBD. In: 2011 International Conference on User Science and Engineering (i-USEr), 29 Nov.-1 Dec. 2011, Hotel Grand Dorsett, Selangor, Malaysia. (pp. 112-117). 10.1109/iUSEr.2011.6150548
spellingShingle Admodisastro, Novia Indriaty
Kotonya, Gerald
Usability requirements for architectural analysis tool to support CBD
title Usability requirements for architectural analysis tool to support CBD
title_full Usability requirements for architectural analysis tool to support CBD
title_fullStr Usability requirements for architectural analysis tool to support CBD
title_full_unstemmed Usability requirements for architectural analysis tool to support CBD
title_short Usability requirements for architectural analysis tool to support CBD
title_sort usability requirements for architectural analysis tool to support cbd
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45328/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45328/1/Usability%20requirements%20for%20architectural%20analysis%20tool%20to%20support%20CBD.pdf