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Category Archives: tools
Language Workbench Challenge 2012
The list of participants in this year’s edition of the Language Workbench Challenge is now available. The web page also has the results of the inaugural edition last year, with a very interesting matrix comparing the different language workbenches that participated. For sure, LWC is the best place to get an overview of current language
SimpleOCL tool
SimpleOCL is a new addition to our OCL tool list. SimpleOCL is a proof-of-concept implementation of the OCL standard, built on top of theEclipse Modeling Framework (EMF)and EMFText. It started as an embeddable OCL implementation for inclusion in transformation languages for the EMF Transformation Virtual Machine (EMFTVM). EMFTVM allows integrated execution of heterogeneous model transformation languages. EMFTVM is
ERCIM news on Evolving Software – Featuring MoDisco and many others
The latest issue of ERCIM news has as special theme “Evolving Software”. As the editors say, “software evolution will always remain inevitable due to a wide variety of factors … To accommodate these change requests, the software product needs to be changed and improved on a regular basis. In parallel to this, the software process
Why did I fail with the online code-generation services – Advise(I): Choose a cool technology to sell
(cross-posted from the “Stories of a (failed) entrepreneur” blog) This is the first of a short series of posts where I try to reflect on the reasons that forced me to stop trying to make money out of the (now free of use) online code-generation services . I hope you find my experience useful! (and
Sphinx Eclipse Project
Sphinx is “a new open source project under the Eclipse Model Development Tools (MDT) subproject to provide an extensible platform that eases the creation of integrated modeling tool environments supporting individual or multiple modeling languages (which can be UML-based or native DSLs) and has a particular focus on industrial strength and interoperability.” Sphinx (will) provide
Lazy ATL: on-demand transformation execution
Salvador Martínez is back again with new ATL developments, this time explaining the new Lazy ATL model (presented at the MoDELS 2011 conference, download the unedited version of the paper). The increasing adoption of Model-Driven Engineering in industrial contexts highlights scalability as a critical limitation of several MDE tools. When these tools are built around
Model Interchange Test Case Results Available
My dream: “Model once open everywhere” seems now a little bit closer. The Model Interchange Working Group (MIWG) has released a test suite (comprising 16 UML and/or SysML test models covering around 60% of the full UML specification) to “demonstrate model interchange among MOF-based tools that implement modeling languages such as UML, SysML and UPDM
A tool for filtering large models
Antonio Villegas is the main developer and researcher of a tool for filtering large conceptual schemas (see the tool poster or read the full description). The conceptual schemas of many real-world information systems are too large to be easily managed or understood. There are many information system development activities in which people needs to get
Lessons learned in building Canappi, a MDD mobile Application platform – Highlights and slides
As announced, Jean-Jacques Dubray visited us in Nantes to give a talk about the lessons learn in the building of his model-driven mobile application platform: Canappi Since many of you were interested but unable to fly to Nantes, you can at least check the slides of the talk and an unordered set of notes I
Dr.Explain (help authoring tool) continues to support the modeling-languages portal
We are happy to announce that Dr.Explain (help authoring tool for creating CHM files, HTML help, on-line manuals, and printable documentation for your software) has renewed its commitment with this portal and will remain as sponsor for a long time!. Explore your possible advertisement options and reach a large audience of programmers, designers and modelers
