Petrillo, Fabio et Antognolli, Bruno.
2026.
« Proofs of concept as first-class architectural decision instruments ».
In ICSE-Companion '26: Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE/ACM 48th International Conference on Software Engineering (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Apr. 12-18, 2026)
506–509.
Association for Computing Machinery.
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Résumé
Proofs of Concept (PoCs) are used in software-intensive systems to evaluate technologies, reduce uncertainty, and support early decision-making. Despite their role in architectural practice, PoCs remain conceptually underdefined and methodologically ad hoc in both research and practice. In this position paper, we argue that PoCs should be a first-class architectural decision instrument rather than informal experiments or disposable prototypes. We highlight the conceptual ambiguity surrounding PoCs and discuss how this ambiguity undermines architectural decision-making. We then articulate a structured, architecture-centric perspective on PoCs as short-lived, risk-driven experiments explicitly designed to inform architectural choices. Drawing on insights synthesized from academic and grey literature and illustrated through industrial scenarios, we outline a lightweight framework that positions PoCs as repeatable, analyzable, and decision-oriented artifacts. We conclude by surfacing open challenges intended to provoke discussion on how architectural decisions are currently made in practice.
| Type de document: | Compte rendu de conférence |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 979-8-4007-2296-7 |
| Chercheur(-euse): | Chercheur(-euse) Petrillo, Fabio |
| Affiliation: | Génie logiciel et des technologies de l'information |
| Date de dépôt: | 28 oct. 2026 19:56 |
| Dernière modification: | 30 oct. 2026 22:54 |
| URI: | https://espace2.etsmtl.ca/id/eprint/34701 |
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