Software Engineering Principles

  1. Architectural and System-Level Principles
    1. Architectural Design Principles
      1. Separation of Concerns
        1. Loose Coupling
          1. High Cohesion
            1. Abstraction
              1. Encapsulation
                1. Modularity
                  1. Hierarchy
                  2. Conway's Law
                    1. Definition and Implications
                      1. Communication Structure Impact
                        1. Team Organization Strategies
                          1. Architectural Alignment
                            1. Organizational Design
                            2. Architectural Patterns and Styles
                              1. Layered Architecture
                                1. Layer Definition
                                  1. Layer Responsibilities
                                    1. Communication Rules
                                      1. Benefits and Limitations
                                      2. Client-Server Architecture
                                        1. Client Responsibilities
                                          1. Server Responsibilities
                                            1. Communication Protocols
                                              1. Scalability Considerations
                                              2. Model-View-Controller
                                                1. Model Responsibilities
                                                  1. View Responsibilities
                                                    1. Controller Responsibilities
                                                      1. Interaction Patterns
                                                      2. Microservices Architecture
                                                        1. Service Independence
                                                          1. Service Communication
                                                            1. Data Management
                                                              1. Deployment Strategies
                                                              2. Event-Driven Architecture
                                                                1. Event Producers
                                                                  1. Event Consumers
                                                                    1. Event Processing
                                                                      1. Message Queuing
                                                                      2. Service-Oriented Architecture
                                                                        1. Service Definition
                                                                          1. Service Composition
                                                                            1. Service Registry
                                                                              1. Service Governance
                                                                            2. Quality Attributes
                                                                              1. Performance
                                                                                1. Response Time
                                                                                  1. Throughput
                                                                                    1. Resource Utilization
                                                                                    2. Scalability
                                                                                      1. Horizontal Scaling
                                                                                        1. Vertical Scaling
                                                                                          1. Load Distribution
                                                                                          2. Reliability
                                                                                            1. Fault Tolerance
                                                                                              1. Error Recovery
                                                                                                1. Redundancy
                                                                                                2. Security
                                                                                                  1. Authentication
                                                                                                    1. Authorization
                                                                                                      1. Data Protection
                                                                                                        1. Threat Mitigation
                                                                                                        2. Maintainability
                                                                                                          1. Code Quality
                                                                                                            1. Documentation
                                                                                                              1. Testing
                                                                                                                1. Refactoring
                                                                                                              2. System Integration Principles
                                                                                                                1. Interface Design
                                                                                                                  1. Protocol Selection
                                                                                                                    1. Data Format Standards
                                                                                                                      1. Error Handling
                                                                                                                        1. Transaction Management
                                                                                                                          1. Security Considerations

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