Category Archives: Models

Definitions

Posted on November 2, 2010 by jbezivin

A set of definitions for MDE The core organization of MDE can be captured by a simple set of definitions: Definition 1. A directed multigraph G = (NG, EG, GG) consists of a set of distinct nodes NG, a set of … Continue reading →

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Taking the representation relation seriously

Posted on November 2, 2010 by jbezivin

Structural vs. Usage definitions There  are different ways to define a model or a DSL. One is the structural definition and the other one is the usage definition. We may draw these two orthogonal dimensions with the conformance relation between … Continue reading →

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Interesting Blog

Posted on November 1, 2010 by jbezivin

Reference to Brian Cantwell Smith I found today interesting refs to the work of Cantwell Smith in this blog: http://modelpractice.wordpress.com/ @modelpractice refers to the work of Brian Cantwell Smith in several posts. This was a nice surprize. I wonder if … Continue reading →

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Some Blogs I use to read

Posted on October 31, 2010 by jbezivin

Interesting Blogs These are some blogs I usually read and appreciate. Steve Cook: http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecook Stuart Kent: http://blogs.msdn.com/stuart_kent/ Keith Short: http://blogs.msdn.com/keith_short Rob Caron: http://blogs.msdn.com/robcaron/ Mike Burba: http://burba.blogspot.com/ Dave Orchard: http://www.pacificspirit.com/blog/ H.S. Lahman: http://pathfinderpeople.blogs.com/ Jordi Cabot: http://modeling-languages.com/ Martin Fowler: http://martinfowler.com/bliki/ Ralph Johnson: http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/userblogs/ralph/blogView Val: http://radio.javaranch.com/channel/val/ Andrej Koelewijn: http://andrej.racchvs.com/archives/category/mda/ Stefan Tilkov: http://www.innoq.com/blog/st/ Objektum Solutions http://the-technical-diaries.blogspot.com Ed … Continue reading →

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Classification of models

Posted on October 31, 2010 by jbezivin

1. Model classification A metamodel characterizes the set of all terminal models conforming to it. Comparing the metamodels will thus provide a classification of different kinds of models. Of course, according to the criteria of comparison, we’ll get different complementary … Continue reading →

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Models of the Problem and Models of the Solution

Posted on October 31, 2010 by jbezivin

1. Parabola Once upon a time, there was a team leader that was going on holidays. Before leaving, (s)he made the last recommendation to his/her small team of three young engineers. For the ongoing project, do not start coding in … Continue reading →

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My cat is Model Driven

Posted on October 31, 2010 by jbezivin

Some times ago, there was an excellent paper by Roger King entitled : “My cat is Object-Oriented” [1]. Today we could easily take the arguments expressed in this paper and repeat all of it again. Here is my cat named Caml. … Continue reading →

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On the origin of models

Posted on October 31, 2010 by jbezivin

Where are models coming from? There are three important questions about models:  What is a model made of? What are models useful for? Where do models come from? In this post we address the latest one: Where are models coming … Continue reading →

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