CIS 518 Discussion 1&2 - Prototyping & Architectural Styles

CIS 518 Discussion 1 & 2

Discussion 1

"Prototyping" Please respond to the following:

• Give an example of a software system for which developing a prototype would result in saving a significant amount of development time. Explain why the prototype will save development time in this case.

• Give a different example of a software system for which developing a prototype would not result in saving a significant amount of development time. Explain why the prototype will not save development time.

 Discussion 2

"Architectural Styles" Please respond to the following:

• Analyze two architectural styles of your choosing and, for each, give an example of a real-world application whose software design would benefit by incorporating your chosen style. Justify your response.

• Evaluate the driving factors or conditions that affect the selection of an architectural style for a given open-source software application. Provide two examples of these conditions and how they help determine an application’s architectural style.