Essential Software Architecture
"Ian's book helps us to head in the right direction through the various techniques and approaches... An essential guide to computer science students as well as developers and IT professionals who aspire to become an IT architect".(Anna Liu, Architect Advisor, Microsoft Australia)"All in all,Essential Software Architectureis head and shoulders above other books on the subject that I've read."(Gregory Wilson, Dr. Dobbs Journal)"Gorton has produced a well-done, thorough work. Writing such a book on software architecture is a daunting task. (...) Very few texts on this subject have been able to achieve the delicate balance between generality and specificity.Essential Software Architecturedoes this."(Shantanu Bhattacharya, Siemens Information Systems Ltd., India, for ACM Reviews)