Using Hypotheses to Manage Technical Uncertainty and Architecture Evolution in a Software Start-up

This article presents the case of a start-up applying a technique named ArchHypo that uses hypotheses to express uncertainties related to the software architecture. Ten months after identifying the hypotheses, it was assessed how the usage of this technique impacted their decisions.

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Published in:IEEE software 2024-07, Vol.41 (4), p.7-13
Main Authors: Silva, Kelson, Melegati, Jorge, Wang, Xiaofeng, Ferreira, Mauricio, Guerra, Eduardo, Pautasso, Cesare, Zimmermann, Olaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer architecture
Hypotheses
Software
Software architecture
Uncertainty
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Summary:This article presents the case of a start-up applying a technique named ArchHypo that uses hypotheses to express uncertainties related to the software architecture. Ten months after identifying the hypotheses, it was assessed how the usage of this technique impacted their decisions.
ISSN:0740-7459
1937-4194
DOI:10.1109/MS.2024.3383628