Introduction to the theme issue on models for quality of software architecture

摘要

High quality of system architecture is essential for the long-term success of a software product. Software engineers need to design and implement secure, maintainable, usable, efficient, and reliable software systems. They have to design architectures that can fulfill quality requirements, judge quality tradeoffs, and ensure that the implementation adheres to the architecture. In case of long-living software systems, they have to monitor, evaluate, and improve quality continuously throughout the entire software lifecycle. Models play a key role in supporting software engineers to master these tasks.