Coping with Heterogeneity in Software Architecture
Author: Mary Shaw
Position paper for Dagstuhl Workshop on Software Architecture, February 1995.
Abstract
For software, as for buildings, no single architectural style can
solve all problems: heterogeneity is inevitable. Just as inevitably,
diverse components and systems will have to work together. Distinct
architectural styles often require different component packaging and
interactions; these complicate the interoperation problem. We need
to improve our ability to recognize mismatches among heterogeneous
parts, to organize our current ad hoc techniques for coping with
these mismatches, and to develop design guidance for selecting the
appropriate mismatch resolution technique for each specific problem.
This position paper lays out a preliminary structure for discussing
the problem and suggests useful directions.
Composable
Software Systems Research Group in the School
of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon
University.
Modified: 31-Jul-2002