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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bass, Len.
Software architecture in practice / Len Bass, Paul Clements, Rick Kazman—2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-321-15495-9 (alk. paper)
1. Computer software. 2. Computer architecture. 3. System design I. Clements, Paul.
II. Kazman, Rick. III. Title.
QA76.754.B37 2003
005.1--dc21
2003045300
Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc.
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