Overview (from SEI)

The SEI Architecture Expert (ArchE) tool is a design assistant that helps architects explore architectural designs driven by quality attributes. ArchE shows the architect proposals for improving the current architecture and allows the architect to decide on the best alternative.

The main feature of ArchE 3.0 is a collaborative infrastructure, called ArchE Reasoning Framework Interface, which permits the integration of quality-attribute reasoning frameworks developed by third-party researchers in ArchE. The ArchE 3.0 distribution includes a Developer's Guide with the required steps for developing external reasoning frameworks.

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