08 Oct General Architectural Quality

• Does the architecture account for all the requirements?
• Is any part overarchitected or underarchitected? Are expectations in this area set out explicitly?
• Does the whole architecture hang together conceptually?
• Is the top-level design independent of the machine and language that will be used to implement it?
• Are the motivations for all major decisions provided?
• Are you, as a programmer who will implement the system, comfortable with the architecture?