Dec
01
When building an infrastructure which require some kind of controlled extensibility one of the most common approaches is to consider a plug-in system. But how should it be considered in the requirements and design?
The best approach seems to be specify and close the interface with the plug-in subsystem in the main system and afterwards develop each new subsystem independently.
The bad point of this procedure is that it can lead of loads of documentation since you need requirements and design documentation for each new plug-in.
The good point is that the system is completely isolated by analysis, and obviously design, of each subsystem which increase cohesion and encapsulation, decrease coupling and produce a cleaner product.
