Software Design & Architecture

Catalog description

An in-depth look at software design. Study of design patterns, frameworks, and architectures. Survey of current middleware architectures. Component based design. Measurement theory and appropriate use of metrics in design. Designing for qualities such as performance, safety, security, reusability, reliability, etc. Measuring internal qualities and complexity of software. Evaluation and evolution of designs. Basics of software evolution, reengineering, and reverse engineering.