Testing Software Architectures

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Claims that architecture is testable by automation using static code analysis and code queries to track erosion of module boundaries and rising local/global complexity Proven approach uses tools like NDepend (or equivalents) integrated into CI to measure trends rather than fixed thresholds Reports a live system surviving seven years despite churn and cites a cautionary example of roughly 200 services communicating where rising public method count on an API surface signals entropy and prompts targeted refactoring.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 6:21Software architecture importance
3. 15:10Evolutionary architecture
4. 20:39Testing beyond functional tests
5. 29:18Complexity in system design
6. 31:04Automating architectural tests
7. 37:06Summary
8. 39:04Q&A

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