The Architectural Process

The following sections describe an architectural process for developing J2EE architectures. As these sections indicate, this process is part object-oriented analysis (applied to distributed components), part technology selection, and part project management, as illustrated in Figure 2-3.

Figure 2-3. The architectural process.

The architectural process is about decisions, about managing tradeoffs. For every project, there is a series of decisions that need to be made during the design process. These decisions are critical; they have a tremendous impact on the success or failure of the project. As an architect, you must ...

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