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Antipatterns For Architectural Knowledge Management

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  • ELENA NAVARRO

    (Laboratory of User Interface and Software Engineering, Computing Systems Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, 02071, Spain)

  • CARLOS E. CUESTA

    (School of Computer Science & Engineering, Rey Juan Carlos University, Mostoles, 28933 Madrid, Spain)

  • DEWAYNE E. PERRY

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA)

  • PASCUAL GONZÁLEZ

    (Laboratory of User Interface and Software Engineering, Computing Systems Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, 02071, Spain)

Abstract

Recent research on Software Architecture has recovered its original emphasis on keeping track of design decisions and their rationales during software development, compiling them under the name of architectural knowledge (AK). This knowledge is composed of decision assets, which relate to each other creating a decision network structure. We argue that relationships in these networks of AK contain valuable information, in particular when they describe negative semantics. We use antipatterns to exploit and manage these negative relationships systematically. After examining and classifying the kinds of AK relationships, we describe a method that enriches this network by means of antipattern structures. To show the feasibility and suitability of this approach, we provide a proof-of-concept by applying it to an existing process, ATRIUM, with a concrete example, the Gas Station metaphor. Results of the use of the presented approach into three different projects with different complexities show both its feasibility and applicability.

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  • Elena Navarro & Carlos E. Cuesta & Dewayne E. Perry & Pascual González, 2013. "Antipatterns For Architectural Knowledge Management," International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 12(03), pages 547-589.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijitdm:v:12:y:2013:i:03:n:s0219622013500211
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219622013500211
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