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Introducing the Pragmatic Architect
September/October 2009 (vol. 26 no. 5)
pp. 10-11
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Frank Buschmann, "Introducing the Pragmatic Architect," IEEE Software, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 10-11, September/October, 2009.
 
 
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author = {Frank Buschmann},
title = {Introducing the Pragmatic Architect},
journal ={IEEE Software},
volume = {26},
number = {5},
issn = {0740-7459},
year = {2009},
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doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2009.130},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
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Frank Buschmann, Siemens Corporate Technology
A clear understanding of the software architect's role is essential to design sustainable architectures. The first installment of the Pragmatic Architect column therefore outlines the software architect's mission and responsibilities, discusses how architects should act in a project, and investigates the skills and capabilities architects need to do their job well.

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2. J. Spolsky, "Architecture Astronauts Take Over,"1 May 2008; www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/0501.html .
3. L. Bass, P. Clements, and R. Kazman, Software Architecture in Practice, 1st ed., Addison-Wesley, 1998.
4. J.O. Coplien and N.B. Harrison, Organizational Patterns of Agile Software Development, Prentice Hall, 2005.
5. W. Cool foreword, Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, Vol. 5: On Patterns and Pattern Languages, John Wiley &Sons, 2007.

Index Terms:
software architect, software architecture, software engineering
Citation:
Frank Buschmann, "Introducing the Pragmatic Architect," IEEE Software, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 10-11, Sep./Oct. 2009, doi:10.1109/MS.2009.130
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