| Publisher | IBM | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | HTML | Date added | 10 Jan 2005 |
| Topics | Software Engineering | ||
| Downloads | 8 | ||
Quality attributes, or the nonfunctional requirements as they are also known, have a huge effect on software. Sadly, very often they are not properly documented or even understood. This paper continues the introduction to designing software architectures with a look at what quality attributes are, how they're documented, and how they can assist one in the work as an architect. Many developers make the mistake of thinking that quality attributes are somewhat superfluous, being not as critical to the end product as functional requirements. As a result, quality attributes are sometimes embedded in use cases as adjectives such as easy or reliable.
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