Microsoft moves ahead with software modeling
eWeek | at | by Mike
With the goal of generating applications from simple models an elusive goal, Microsoft and others are working on technology to make it a reality.
Some say the possibility of delivering applications from models exists today in the form of the UML and MDA (Model-Driven Architecture). But the use of tools supporting these technologies typically require serious expert involvement, some observers say.
Richard Mark Soley, chief executive of the Object Management Group, located in Needham, Mass., which oversees many of the modeling specifications such as UML and MDA, said developing applications via modeling is entirely feasible.