Why Maintainability Should Be the Primary Goal of Software Architecture

The article argues that without clear evaluation standards, software architecture should be judged by how well it achieves the architect's design goals, emphasizing maintainability as the key criterion to balance performance, security, scalability, cost, and long‑term evolution.

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Why Maintainability Should Be the Primary Goal of Software Architecture

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Sep 8, 2015 · Fundamentals

Why Maintainability Should Be the Core Goal of Software Architecture

The article argues that without clear evaluation standards, software architecture debates become subjective, and proposes using the achievement of the architect's design goals—especially maintainability—as the primary metric for judging a good architecture.

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Why Maintainability Should Be the Core Goal of Software Architecture