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software architecture
subject			fact

software architecture	constrains the overall efficiency, reusability and maintainability of the system
	is a subtopic of 9.4 - Software Architecture
	is decided early in the design process, although it will continue to mature as iterative development proceeds
	is a kind of pattern
	must be understood by software engineers
	see also software architecture^2
	see also software architecture^3
pattern	should be as general as possible
	should be described in an easy-to-understand form so that people can determine when and how to use it
	should contain a solution that has been proven to effectively solve the problem in the indicated context

Kinds of software architecture :

• distributed architecture (1 kind, 7 facts)
• Model-View-Controller (13 facts) (MVC) - A architectural pattern used to separate the functional layer of the system (the model) from two aspects of the user interface, the view and the controller
• stable architecture (3 facts) - An architecture that permits changes to a system to be made without the architecture having to change