• DocumentCode
    779131
  • Title

    Model metamorphosis

  • Author

    Weis, Torben ; Ulbrich, Andreas ; Geihs, Kurt

  • Author_Institution
    Berlin Univ. of Technol., Germany
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    46
  • Lastpage
    51
  • Abstract
    Model driven architectures (MDA) will become practical only if transformations from platform-independent to platform-specific models can be largely automated. Kafka, an extensible rule-based transformation language, and the Kase modeling tool enable automated, customized transformations that support round-trip engineering. With Kafka and Kase, developers can construct transformations without detailed knowledge of metamodels.
  • Keywords
    distributed object management; object-oriented programming; software architecture; visual programming; Kafka; Kase modeling tool; extensible rule-based transformation language; metamodels; model driven architecture; model metamorphosis; platform-specific models; round-trip engineering; Bridges; Computer languages; Java; Object oriented modeling; Programming; Standards development; Technology management; Testing; Transformers; Unified modeling language;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MS.2003.1231151
  • Filename
    1231151