Threads Through the Book

While the ABC is the primary theme of the book, other conceptual threads run through it. A reader interested in pursuing a particular aspect of architecture may wish to concentrate on the chapters that carry one or more of the following threads:

• Where do architectures come from?- Chapters 1, 2, 4, 7, 11 and 12

• Business issues- Chapters 1, 4, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 18

• How qualities derive from architectures- Chapters 4, 5, 11 and 12 and the case studies

• Case studies of qualities deriving from architecture- Chapters 3, 6, 8, 13, 15, 16 and 17

• Architecture as a re-usable asset- Chapters 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18

• Component-based systems and commercial infrastructures- Chapters 13, 16, 17 and 18

• Architectures for real-time systems- Chapters 3, 5, 6, 8 and 15

• Architectures for information systems- Chapters 13, 16, 17 and 18