On the Challenges of Correctly Using Metamodels in Software Engineering

Authors:
Brian Henderson-Sellers
Affiliations:
Faculty of Information Technology, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2007 conference on New Trends in Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques: Proceedings of the sixth SoMeT_07
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Metamodels are increasingly being used in software engineering, particularly in standards from both the OMG and ISO. It is therefore critical that these metamodels be used “correctly”. In this paper, we investigate some of the pitfalls observed in the use of metamodelling ideas in software engineering and, from these observations, deduce some rules of thumb to help increase the quality of usage of metamodels in software engineering in the future.