Coping with Heterogeneity in Software Architecture </HEAD> <BODY> <h2>Coping with Heterogeneity in Software Architecture</h2> <h3> <B>Author: </B>Mary Shaw<br> </h3> <p> Position paper for Dagstuhl workshop on Software Architecture, February 1995.<br> <p> Download the <a HREF="/afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/compose/ftp/pdf/Coping.pdf"> PDF</a> <H2>Abstract</H2> For software, as for buildings, no single architectural style can solve all problems: heterogeneity is inevitable. Just as inevitably, diverse components and systems will have to work together. Distinct architectural styles often require different component packaging and interactions; these complicate the interoperation problem. We need to improve our ability to recognize mismatches among heterogeneous parts, to organize our current <i>ad hoc</i> techniques for coping with these mismatches, and to develop design guidance for selecting the appropriate mismatch resolution technique for each specific problem. This position paper lays out a preliminary structure for discussing the problem and suggests useful directions. <hr> <p> <font size="2">Brought to you by <a href="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~Compose/"><font size="2">Composable Software Systems Research Group</font></a><font size="2"> in the </font><a href="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/SCS-HOME.html"><font size="2">School of Computer Science</font></a><font size="2"> at </font><a href="http://www.cmu.edu"><font size="2">Carnegie Mellon University</font></a><font size="2">. </font></p> <font size="2">[Last modified 15-June-1999.<br> Mail suggestions to the </font><a href="mailto:compose@cs.cmu.edu"><font size="2">Maintainer</font></a><font size="2">.] </font> </body> </html>