Features of Architecture Representation Languages

Architecture Description Languages (ADLs) are critical to the evolution of software engineering into a mature engineering discipline. ADLs are used to model domain specific software architectures so that new application systems can be built from existing solutions. Routine use of existing solutions to solve new problems is a major part of the engineering mindset. ADLs also support mature engineering by facilitating the analysis of application system architectures before the systems are built. There are many existing and emerging ADLs. A domain analysis was performed to identify features which can be used to choose a good ADL for a given situation. These features also serve as a basis for developing improved or specialized ADLs.

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