SE C4 Software Design Principles and Practices

The act of specifying the design of a software product to meet client needs, considering limitations.

Viewing design as a problem-solving process, which often involves multiple solutions.

Fundamental guidelines used to create well-structured, maintainable, and efficient software systems.

A technique that simplifies problems by focusing on essential aspects and ignoring unimportant details.

The ability of abstraction to make problems simpler by highlighting crucial elements and ignoring unnecessary details.

The process of filtering out unimportant characteristics to concentrate on the relevant ones in a problem.

This model describes the stages involved in developing software. Starting with requirements, then moving to design, implementation, testing, and finally maintenance.

This refers to the entire process of creating and maintaining a software product, encompassing stages from initial conception to retirement.

This stage involves defining user needs, functionalities, and constraints for the software.

During this stage, the software’s structure, components, and interactions are defined.

This stage involves writing the actual code that implements the design and functionalities.

The process of breaking down a complex system into smaller, more manageable parts. This helps to understand the system's components and their interactions.

A strategy for solving problems by starting with a general, abstract outline and then adding details in a step-by-step process.

A strategy for solving problems by starting with smaller, individual parts and connecting them to form a complete solution.

A representation of a target system that uses model parts to correspond to target parts and model relationships to represent target relationships.

The use of models to understand, design, evaluate, and document a system.

A type of design model that represents aspects of a system that don't change during execution.

A type of design model that represents what happens during a system's execution.

Models can fail to accurately represent a system if important or relevant details are ignored.

A systematic approach to creating a software design that fulfills client requirements and constraints.

A collection of tasks that convert inputs into outputs, like planning, analysis, and implementation.

Symbolic representations used to convey designs, such as diagrams, flowcharts, or code.

Rules that guide design decisions, but don't guarantee success.

Established methods used in software design, ensuring systems are efficient, maintainable, and scalable.

Guidelines for writing object-oriented code that promotes flexibility and maintainability.

Pre-defined solutions to common design problems, like the Singleton, Factory, and Observer patterns.

A way to categorize activities: Requirements focus on WHAT the system needs to do, while Design focuses on HOW the system should do it.

This distinction is not always clear, as what initially seems like a requirement might become a design decision, and vice versa.

Requirements identify a problem that needs to be addressed, while Design provides a solution to that problem.

It encompasses all the needs, desires, and constraints from the user or client regarding the desired software.

Features and capabilities of the software that directly address the identified problem.

Interactions between different components or parts of the software to achieve the desired functionality.

A document that formally captures all the requirements of the software project.

A higher-level blueprint that outlines the overall structure, components, and how they interact.

Protecting data by hiding implementation details and only exposing essential features through controlled methods.

Creating visual representations like flowcharts and diagrams to plan and communicate design decisions.

Ensuring software is structured clearly, making it testable, maintainable, and adaptable to changes.

Software development techniques evolved from structured designs to object-oriented approaches, marked by milestones like UML releases, impacting how we build software.

The process of building a software product, encompassing stages from initial conceptualization to retirement.