Very systematic
4 stars
I've used this book for several years while teaching software architecture to master students in computer science at TU Delft. The book is based on extensive experience from the authors working for large IT organizations. The book encodes years of experience in a systematic set of (UML-like) diagrams reflecting the basic premises of the book: Software systems are built to meet architectural properties desired by stakeholders, and are realized by means of viewpoints and crosscutting perspectives. The distance to the world of students is quite large, making it less suitable for teaching.