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Concrete, a lightweight, web-based model editor

"Concret" is a web-base model editor which can be configured for different DSLs by providing a metamodel and optional concrete syntax definition in HTML/CSS. Models are created mainly by typing text in the browser, using autocompletion, constraint checks, etc. They are exchanged in JSON format with any backend, e.g. via AJAX. Project on github: http://github.com/mthiede/concrete Screencast: http://vimeo.com/9164… Continue

Added by Martin Thiede on February 3, 2010 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Model-Driven Development

I have an article in the Jan 2010 issue of Software Tech News available at www.softwaretechnews.com. The entire issue is devoted to Model-Driven Development. Continue

Added by Gordon Morrison on January 25, 2010 at 3:49pm — No Comments

Model Driven Identification in an SOA Solution

I'm researching about automating identification phase in an SOA solution.I've started it since summer 2009.Actually it's a sub-problem of Model Driven Engineering.Nowadays SOA and MDE are two buzzwords in the field of computer science.One of the most important goals of SOA is agility.I believe if we want to achieve this goal,we should move toward Model Driven SOA.Identification phase is a pitfall in SOA.It's difficult to specify what a good service is.So,we need new approaches and tools to solve… Continue

Added by mohammad daghaghzadeh on January 1, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

Pareto principle for Model driven development

The Pareto principle (also known as the 80-20 rule) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. This principle applies to many areas, e.g. "80% of your sales come from 20% of your clients" or "80% of your employee performance evaluation will come from just 20% of the items on your daily To-Do list" What the rule tells us is that in anything a few (20 percent) are vital and many(80 percent) are trivial, and thus, to improve your productivity, you should… Continue

Added by Jordi Cabot on September 15, 2009 at 8:07pm — 1 Comment

Final release of lbDMF (MDSD via UML / BoUML and XSLT) is out - with printing capabilities!

I have finally released my software and set it to production/stable. So when one has to do with prototyping and database applications, please review. Now printing has been added as an important business task. To use the UML modelling feature, please download BoUML at http://bouml.free.fr and don't forget to donate :-) The UML tool is used for the model driven aspect as an input but also I can reverse engineer, thus output to UML and then start MDA /MDSD for existing database schemas to get sim… Continue

Added by Lothar Behrens on September 15, 2009 at 12:06pm — 1 Comment

Ah - so I have a blog here already...

Well - waddaya know... So I created this other blog to post this article on using MDSD techniques as an alternative to XML config files: Xtext Spring Demo Continue

Added by Antony Wilkins on August 7, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

MDSD Tooling Index - Cont'd

Well, works been bothering me (not really, but it takes up most of my time lately and I'm glad too), so the work on the index has been stalled for a few weeks already. I will likely not be able to pick up on this before early september. In the mean time, keep me posted on any ideas, suggestions and so on related to what I already announced in my previous blog entry. Continue

Added by Angelo Hulshout on August 5, 2009 at 10:07am — No Comments

Book review of: Breaking the Time Barrier: The Temporal Engineering of Software

I wrote this book to make an impact on the quality of software and to get developers to think how the model starts with the specification and is integral to the application. Someone will capitalize on my work to produce a specification to application tool. That will be model driven software. Here is another review. Gordon Morrison -------------------- COSA provides the answer..., August 13, 2009 In 20 years of software development and testing, I have sought a methodical approach to the task… Continue

Added by Gordon Morrison on July 30, 2009 at 2:00pm — 6 Comments

Xtext contest

itemis is starting a contest on devloping textual DSLs with Xtext. Show your creative skills and create the best DSL.

What can I win?

itemis offers some juicy prizes for the participants. The winners of the contest will be determined by the Xtext committers. In descending order each team or individual submitter behind the best submissions can choose one of the following prizes if it’s not picked by another competitor already.… Continue

Added by Karsten Thoms on July 14, 2009 at 4:06am — No Comments

Rose to Topcased transformation

Hi all, At itemis, I’ve recently been working on a challenging prototype: the migration of Rational Rose UML models and diagrams to Topcased UML editor (www.topcased.org). While open source (UML) solutions are becoming more and more trendy and mature, in particular in embedded systems area, technologies have still to prove their ability to adapt to existing legacy solutions. This is particularly true when trying to convince people to switch… Continue

Added by Yannick Lizzi on June 26, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

My first time at the code generation conference! Comments and food for thoughts...

Hi all! It was my first time at the code generation conference and I must say it was a great experience! This is why I want to drop a few lines on the subject. I am a very big believer of the model driven development approach. Actually, I have always been looking for and experimenting ways to improve software development productivity, quality and reusability in any form that would prove useful. And the picture I have in mind today is that MDSD and its derivatives are an excellent direction to… Continue

Added by Walter Almeida on June 25, 2009 at 5:40pm — No Comments

Selecting a good text template engine for your M2T transformations

During the last week in Cambridge at Code Generation 2009, some colleagues and I we were discussing about the best suited template technology for doing code generation. I positioned myself clearly stick to StringTemplate. In this blog post: Choosing a Template Engine for code generation I try to explain my reasons about this choice. What is your experience about it? Continue

Added by Pedro J. Molina on June 24, 2009 at 10:28pm — No Comments

Impressions about Code Generation 2009

I just posted my impressions about our last meeting at Code Generation 2009. And also the slides of my CG2009 session: Scaling MDD for production. Continue

Added by Pedro J. Molina on June 20, 2009 at 9:58am — 4 Comments

MDSD tooling index

I'll be publishing a (monthly or bi-monthly) updated index of the most popular MDSD tools and technologies some time in the next two weeks. This is based on web results and a set of tools and technologies that I am aware of. The initial (unranked) list will appear on my web site (http://www.delphino-consultancy.nl) over the weekend. Please drop me an e-mail if you think a tool or technology that is not on that list should be added. EDIT: The init… Continue

Added by Angelo Hulshout on June 20, 2009 at 8:30am — 11 Comments

Code Generation 2009 - Day 3

This third day at Code Generation is a short one for me - due to my flight schedule I will have to skip the closing panel. However, it's been another useful day. The first session this morning was part 2 of Markus Völter and Steven Kelly's key note. A number of interesting observations regarding model decomposition, integration and partitioning where the main part, again interleaved with worst practise examples. After the keynote, I joined the Xtext workshop, to get my first hands on experience… Continue

Added by Angelo Hulshout on June 18, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Impressions of Code Generation 2009

On Monday, Sven, Sebastian, Moritz, Jan and me traveled to Cambridge where the Code Generation Conference takes place each year. Arriving one day ahead we had enough time to acclimate with fish 'n chips and some ale at the local pubs before polishing our presentations.

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Added by Heiko Behrens on June 17, 2009 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

Code Generation 2009 - Day 2

Thanks to Karsten's post earlier today I won't have to worry about not having a camera with me that is decent enough to take pictures during the conference - instead, I'll focus on what I've seen today. This morning, the first of two keynotes by the dynamic duo Blondie and Tuco, a.k.a. Markus Völter and Steven Kelly (you figure out who is who - in the movie Blondie is the good, Tuco the ugly). They took us on a lightning right through the essence of model driven development: the process, the pe… Continue

Added by Angelo Hulshout on June 17, 2009 at 6:04pm — 1 Comment

The code generation family celebrates at CG 2009

At the CodeGeneration 2009 conference it feels like having a family come-together. So many people I met again, and also many new interesting to get known to. Compared to last year the conference is a bit smaller (about 90 attendees), this will be an impact of the crisis. I am glad that Mark got it managed to perform the conference dispite of the tough circumstances. I heard of some other… Continue

Added by Karsten Thoms on June 17, 2009 at 4:28pm — No Comments

A day at the generation...

It's been fun, the first day at the CodeGeneration 2009 Conference. Met quite a few old acquaintances, like Juha-Pekka Tolvanen and Steven Kelly, but also Jos Warmer (who I hadn't seen in at least a week). With 10 presentations and workshops to choose from, life wasn't that easy but also not really hard. Template Specialization right after breakfast was a bit too much for me, so instead I enjoyed Juha-Pekka's introduction to MDD. Not much news in there for me, but his overview gets better every… Continue

Added by Angelo Hulshout on June 16, 2009 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments

RGen Session and Article

If you are interested in the RGen framework, you might want to attend my session at the Code Generation Conference 2009 or read the RGen article published earlier this year on infoq: http://www.infoq.com/articles/thiede-ruby-modelling Continue

Added by Martin Thiede on June 9, 2009 at 8:49pm — No Comments