What are the best practices for architecture evolution in software quality assurance?

1. Plan for change: Make sure you have a plan for how to manage changes to your software architecture over time. This plan should be flexible enough to accommodate changes but should also be comprehensive enough that you can track and manage changes as they happen.

2. Collaborate: Collaborate with stakeholders and other teams involved in software development to understand their requirements and identify the potential impact of architecture changes on those requirements.

3. Use proven methodologies: Use proven methodologies such as Structured Query Language (SQL) injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) to reduce the risk of introducing unexpected issues during architecture updates.

4. Test regularly: Testing should be done regularly to ensure that the architecture updates work as intended and do not cause issues in other areas of the application.

5. Automate where possible: Where possible, automate testing and release processes to reduce the risk of errors and ensure consistency across releases.

6. Monitor performance: Keep an eye on system performance following architecture changes to ensure that new features or functionality do not degrade performance.

7. Document changes: Keep comprehensive documentation of all architecture changes, including why they were made, how they were implemented, and what impact they had on the system.

8. Evaluate adoption: Evaluate the effectiveness of architecture changes and their adoption rates to understand the impact of changes on the organization as a whole.

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