Essential Software Architecture : Springer : 9783642435317 : 3642435319 : 08 Oct 2014 : Job titles like ?Technical Architect? and ?Chief Architect? nowadays abound in software industry, yet many people suspect that ?architecture? is one of the most overused and least understood terms in professional software development. Gorton's book tries to resolve this dilemma. It concisely describes the essential elements of knowledge and key skills required to be a software architect. The explanations encompass the essentials of architecture thinking, practices, and supporting technologies. They range from a general understanding of structure and quality attributes through technical issues like middleware components and service-oriented architectures to recent technologies like model-driven architecture, software product lines, aspect-oriented design, and the Semantic Web, which will presumably influence future software systems. This second edition contains new material covering enterprise archi