Postmodern prospects for conceptual modelling

  • Authors:
  • James Noble;Robert Biddle

  • Affiliations:
  • Computer Science, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand;Human-Oriented Technology Lab, Carleton University, Canada

  • Venue:
  • APCCM '06 Proceedings of the 3rd Asia-Pacific conference on Conceptual modelling - Volume 53
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

A number of recent developments in software engineering -- from agile methods to aspect-oriented programming to design patterns to good enough software -- share a number of common attributes. These developments avoid a unifying theme or plan, focus on negotiation between different concerns, and exhibit a high level of context sensitivity. We argue that these developments are evidence of a postmodern turn in software engineering. In this paper, we survey a number of these developments and describe their potential implications for the practice of conceptual modelling.