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MDA & OptimalJ
Wim BastBruce EpsteinFebruary 4, 2004
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Agenda
The Essence of MDA
MDA and OptimalJ
Demonstration of OptimalJ
Conclusions
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The Essence of MDA
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MDA Qualities
• Portability
• Cross-platform Interoperability
• Platform Independence
• Domain Specificity
• Productivity
Finance
E-Commerce
Telecommunication
More...
Transportation
Space
Manufacturing
Health Care
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MDA Benefits
• Reduced cost
• Reduced development time
• Improved application quality
• Increased return on IT investments
• Rapid inclusion of emerging technologies
Finance
E-Commerce
Telecommunication
More...
Transportation
Space
Manufacturing
Health Care
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Classic Modeling and Development
Applications
UsersDesigners &Developers
Classic Tools
Domain Knowledge
Platform Knowledge
Domain XTechnology
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MDA Goal
Applications
UsersDomain Models
Domain Experts
Technology Solutions
Platform Experts
MDATools
Application Developers
Technology Selectionand Tuning
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MDA Essentials Separation between, and reusability
of, domain and platform expertise
Embracement and appreciation of existing IT technologies
Quick adaptability of domain and technology changes
Generation of working high-quality applications and integrations
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Detailed Specification
Abstraction and Refinement
Abstract Specification
Refinement Definition
refinementtransformation
Hiding complexity in abstract specification
Adjustable Refinement Definition
Tuneable Detailed Specification
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MDA Goal
Domain Models
Applications
UsersDomain Experts
Technology Solutions
Platform Experts
Application Developers
Technology Selectionand Tuning
MDATools
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Application
TechnologyPatterns
MDA’s PIM, PSM and Iterative Refinement
Domain Model
refine-ableto more platforms
PIM
Application
TechnologySolutions
refinementtransformation
PSM
refine-ableto less platforms
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3 Different Abstraction Levels in OptimalJ
Applications
Application models
Domain Model
Coding languages
Application Modelling Languages
Business Modelling language
Coding rules
Technology rules
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MDA is raising the Level of Abstraction Platform Independent Models
Increased productivity because of automatically generated complexity
Quality improvement because of enforcing intelligent patterns
Separation between and reuse of domain and technology expertise
Without losing fine grained control
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Demonstration of OptimalJ
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Conclusion
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OptimalJ fulfills the promises of
MDA
Domain Models
Applications
UsersDomain Experts
Technology Solutions
Platform Experts
OptimalJ
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Addison-Wesley
ISBN:
0-321-19442-X
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