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Modelling allergy – a common hypersensitivity disorder
Spring is here and with it many seasonal allergies. Today, however, I´d like to mention a yearlong one, the modelling allergy a clear case of hypersensitivity disorder that provokes a strong allergic reaction when the person is faced with software models (and related model-driven artefacts). There’s no clear treatment for this allergy. As specific anti-histamines
Worried about your RSS subscription? – Follow the modeling news by email
Copyblogger makes a really good point in his post “A Real Simple Solution to the Death of Google Reader“, if you feel abandoned by Google and wonder what to do to keep all your RSS feeds (including our own one, at least until Google decides to kill feedburner as well), there’s an easy solution get
It’s time to teach history of programming languages
One of the first concepts I show when teaching Model-driven engineering is the MDE equation (Models + Transformations = Software ) which obviously revisits the well-known Niklaus Wirth‘s equation: Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs. I thought that by linking the two, it would be easier for the students to grasp the main aspects of
Top 10 lies about MDE
Richard Paige and Louis Rose just published in the JOT journal the article/post Lies, Damned Lies and UML2Java where they summarize the 10 most dangerous misconceptions about model-driven engineering. For those with no time, this is the list headlines (you´ll need to go to the journal page to read the full details, no paywall!): MDE
Tool Vendors required to showcase better the power of their MDE tools
Dear tool vendor, I know your page includes some success stories where your clients explain how much they improved their productivity when using your tool. I’ve also seen that you have some sample applications so that I can get the idea of how fast I can create a basic data-intensive web application (i.e. a basic
Two failed MDE startup stories
In its latest issue, Sosym (Software and Systems Modeling Journal) includes a paper where Tony Clark and Pierre-Alain Muller tell the tale of the creation (and later failure) of their respective MDE-based companies. We have covered successful MDE companies before but it is at least as interesting to learn from those who failed (as my
Next time you ask for proof of the benefits of software modeling I will….
Quite regularly, I get questions about what empirical evidence supports my “belief” that models are good (what kind of models, how much modeling is necessary, whether models should be used as blueprints or as executable models,… are not today’s topic). Until now, I used to point to the (true, few) scientific empirical studies on the
RR: Wikileaking Eclipse modeling (pros and cons of eclipse modeling tools from an industry perspective)
I strongly recommend all of you to take a look at Ronan Barrett (see also his older personal research page) presentation at EclipseCon 2012 titled: Wikileaking Eclipse Modeling – Spilling the beans on how industry uses EMF based tooling successfully! In his presentation, he gives his opinon on several well-known modeling tools based on his
Politeness rules when writing guest blog posts
As you have probably noticed, I´m more and more opening the portal to the community, encouraging other modeling experts to participate in this portal by presenting their tools / ideas around model-driven engineering (if you have something to say please drop me a line and we´ll discuss your proposal!). I believe this makes the portal
No Java API to import / export sql files (really?)
I was looking for a way to import and export sql files to/from a mysql database from within a Java application (i.e. I want to let users upload a .sql file in the application and import this file, similarly I want them to be able to create a dump of the database they uploaded before)
