MDA-Based Methodologies: An Analytical Survey

  • Authors:
  • Mohsen Asadi;Raman Ramsin

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran;Department of Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

  • Venue:
  • ECMDA-FA '08 Proceedings of the 4th European conference on Model Driven Architecture: Foundations and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

Model-Driven Development (MDD) has become a familiar software engineering term in recent years, thanks to the profound influence of the Model Driven Architecture (MDA). Yet MDD, like MDA itself, defines a general framework, and as such is a generic approach rather than a concrete development methodology. Methodology support for MDA has been rather slow in coming, yet even though several MDA-based methodologies have emerged, they have not been objectively analyzed yet. The need remains for a critical appraisal of these methodologies, mainly aimed at identifying their achievements, and the shortcomings that should be addressed. We provide a review of several prominent MDA-based methodologies, and present a criteria-based evaluation which highlights their strengths and weaknesses. The results can be used for assessing, comparing, selecting, and adapting MDA-based methodologies.