2. Architecture Constraints
Any requirement that constrains software architects in their freedom of design and implementation decisions or decision about the development process. These constraints sometimes go beyond individual systems and are valid for whole organizations and companies.
2.1. Technical Constraints
| Constraint | Explanation |
|---|---|
C1.1 |
The architecture must support horizontal scalability to accommodate a minimum of hundreds of thousands of concurrent users during peak usage. |
C1.2 |
The smart contract will be deployed on the Arbitrum blockchain, which constrains it to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Solidity programming language. |
2.2. Organizational and Political Constraints
| Constraint | Explanation |
|---|---|
C2.1 |
Development and maintenance costs will adhere to the allocated budget, influencing technology choices and development processes. |
C2.2 |
The system must comply with regional data privacy regulations, such as GDPR, influencing how user data is collected, stored, and processed. |
2.3. Conventions
| Constraint | Explanation |
|---|---|
C3.1 |
Developers must adhere to the established coding standards, including code formatting, naming conventions, and documentation practices. |
C3.2 |
The system follows semantic versioning (SemVer) for releases, with clear guidelines on how version numbers are incremented. |