EMF - An MDSD Approach

EMF An MDSD Approach

- Madhu Samuel EclipseBible.com

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Agenda

Problem

Solution EMF

Problem

“60 – 70% of software applications does not meet customer requirements”

Customer is unhappy because,

• Defective Software Applications• Delayed Projects• Poor Design• Inefficient Architecture

Consequence!

“Increased Living Cost!”

Reasons

“Complexity”

Why Complexity?

• Ever Changing Requirements• Shorter Release Cycles• Increasing Lines of Code• Software Product Families• More Software Technologies

Solution!

• Assembly Language • High Level Languages• Object Oriented Programming• Component Based Systems• What is Next?

MDSD(Model Driven Software Development)

Model?

“Model is a description of the system”

MDSD?

“Generate a Software Application from the model”

MDSD?

Model Software Application

Generate…

MDSD?

Model SourceCode

Generate…

Generate 100% of App?

NO!

MDSD!

Generate 60-70% of App!

Where is MDSD!

Is it Available as a Framework?

NO!

Where is MDSD!

MDA

MOF

MDSD

• MDA = Model Driven Architecture• MOF = Meta Object Facility

EMF?

EMF = MDA + MOF + MDSD Concepts!

What does that mean?

Software Application

EMF?

Software Application

GenericCode

Schematically Generic

Code

Application Specific Code

MDA?

PIM (Platform Independent Model)

PSM (Platform Specific Model)

Model

Lets start the DEMO!!!

Employee Management SystemUsing EMF

Features of EMF!

• Persistence• Notification• Commands – Undo, Redo• Change Recorder• Validation• EMF UI

Goals Of MDSD?

• Increased Development Speed• Increased Software Quality• Improved Re-usability• Management of Complexity• Inter-operability• Portability

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