Some Ilities Rationalize the Process

This part shows a deeper analysis of the generative process using "-ilities" as the driving force. In particular, the diagram shows:

• "better-ness": an archiecture is improved, concerning weakly satisficed or unsatisficed "-ilities", to result in a better one.
• combined descendants: an architecture results from the mixing of multiple architectures. When {A1, A2} -> A3, A3 inherits properties of ilities:
  • strictly without any change, if they are consistent
  • strictly but with synergistic effects created
  • some of those that are consistent with each other, while the rest fall into the bag of conflicting ilities. Conflict resolution should commence, by way of
    • abandoning NFR1 in favor of ~NFR1
    • weakening one of the two
    • weakining both
    • finding compromises
• arguments: in the form of domain characteristics, scenarios, designer preferences, etc.

Component Decomposition/Composition & Arguments via Scenarios

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