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Revision as of 12:55, 7 May 2013
Model-driven engineering (MDE) is a software development methodology which focuses on creating and exploiting domain models (that is, abstract representations of the knowledge and activities that govern a particular application domain), rather than on the computing (or algorithmic) concepts.
Overview
The MDE approach is meant to increase productivity by maximizing compatibility between systems (via reuse of standardized models), simplifying the process of design (via models of recurring design patterns in the application domain), and promoting communication between individuals and teams working on the system (via a standardization of the terminology and the best practices used in the application domain).
A modeling paradigm for MDE is considered effective if its models make sense from the point of view of a user that is familiar with the domain, and if they can serve as a basis for implementing systems. The models are developed through extensive communication among product managers, designers, developers and users of the application domain. As the models approach completion, they enable the development of software and systems.
Some of the better known MDE initiatives are:
- the Object Management Group (OMG) initiative Model-Driven Architecture (MDA), which is a registered trademark of OMG.[1]
- the Eclipse ecosystem of programming and modelling tools.
History
The first tools to support MDE were the Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools developed in the 1980s. Companies like Integrated Development Environments (IDE - StP), Higher Order Software (now Hamilton Technologies, Inc., HTI), Cadre Technologies, Bachman Information Systems, and Logic Works (BP-Win and ER-Win) were pioneers in the field. Except for HTI's 001AXES Universal Systems Language (USL) and its associated automation (001), CASE had the same problem that current MDA/MDE tools have today: the model gets out of sync with the application (see below).
The US government got involved in the modeling definitions creating the IDEF specifications. With several variations of the modeling definitions (see Booch, Rumbaugh, Jacobson, Gane and Sarson, Harel, Shlaer and Mellor, and others) they were eventually joined creating the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Rational Rose, a product for UML implementation, was done by Rational Corporation (Booch) responding automation yield higher levels of abstraction in software development. This abstraction promotes simpler models with a greater focus on problem space. Combined with executable semantics this elevates the total level of automation possible. The Object Management Group (OMG) has developed a set of standards called model-driven architecture (MDA), building a foundation for this advanced architecture-focused approach.
According to Douglas C. Schmidt, model-driven engineering technologies offer a promising approach to address the inability of third-generation languages to alleviate the complexity of platforms and express domain concepts effectively.[2]
Tools
- AADL from Carnegie-Mellon Software Engineering Institute
- Acceleo an open source code generator from Obeo
- Actifsource
- Apollo for Eclipse from Gentleware
- AndroMDA an open source MDA tool [1]
- ArcStyler from Interactive Objects Software GmbH
- Artisan Studio from Artisan Software Tools
- ASCET from ETAS
- AtomWeaver from Isomeris
- CoCoViLa from Tallinn University of Technology
- CodeFluent Entities from SoftFluent
- DB-MAIN free framework from REVER
- ECO (Domain Driven Design) EnterpriseCoreObjects by CapableObjects.com
- Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF)
- Enterprise Architect from Sparx Systems
- ER/Studio from Embarcadero Technologies
- Epsilon from the University of York
- GenerateXY from DotXY
- Generic Eclipse Modeling System (GEMS)
- GeneXus a Knowledge-based, declarative, multi-platform, multi-language development solution
- Graphical Modeling Framework (GMF)
- HyperSenses and ANGIE from DELTA Software Technology
- Innovator from MID GmbH
- LEONARDI A Very Rapid Applications Development Engine
- MagicDraw from No Magic Inc
- ManyDesigns Portofino
- MetaEdit+ from MetaCase
- objectiF from microTOOL
- openArchitectureWare
- OptimalJ from Compuware
- Rhapsody from IBM
- RISE Editor from RISE to Bloome Software
- SCADE Suite from Esterel Technologies
- Sculpture Platform from Modelingsoft
- Select Architect from Select Business Solutions
- Simulink from MathWorks, see also Stateflow and Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder, TargetLink
- Together Architect from Borland
- TOPCASED (Open Source-Tool)
- Uniface from Compuware
- XComponent, a user-friendly solution
- YAKINDU Statechart Tools open source tool build on top of Eclipse
See also
- Model transformation (e.g. using QVT)
- Language-oriented programming (LOP)
- Domain-specific modeling (DSM)
- Domain-specific multimodeling
- Domain-specific language (DSL)
- Model-based testing (MBT)
- Software factory (SF)
- Business-driven development (BDD)
- Modeling Maturity Level (MML)
- Service-oriented Modeling Framework (SOMF)
- Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
- Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN)
References
- ^ Object Management Group (2006-05-24). "OMG Trademarks". Retrieved 2008-02-26.
- ^ Schmidt, D.C. (2006). "Model-Driven Engineering" (PDF). IEEE Computer. 39 (2). Retrieved 2006-05-16.
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Further reading
- David S. Frankel, Model Driven Architecture: Applying MDA to Enterprise Computing, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0-471-31920-1
- Marco Brambilla, Jordi Cabot, Manuel Wimmer, Model Driven Software Engineering in Practice, foreword by Richard Soley (OMG Chairman), Morgan & Claypool, USA, 2012, Synthesis Lectures on Software Engineering #1. 182 pages. ISBN 9781608458820 (paperback), ISBN 9781608458837 (ebook). http://www.mdse-book.com
External links
- Model-Driven Architecture: Vision, Standards And Emerging Technologies at omg.org
- On the Unification Power of Models.
- Model-Driven Software Development Course, B. Tekinerdogan, Bilkent University
- A podcast discussion on Model-Driven Software Development.
- Article Making model-based code generation work
- International School on Model-Driven Design for Distributed, Realtime, Embedded Systems (MDD4DRES)
- VisSim: A Visual Language for Model-Based Design and Embedded Development
- DPF: Diagram Predicate Framework, a formal framework for MDE
- Very Rapid Application Development with a VRAD framework
- ACM/IEEE International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (Proceedings)
- European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA) (Proceedings)