Hi Gary, Tuesday, May 3, 2005, 10:38:58 PM, you wrote:
GS> The OMG has a request for proposal for Semantics of a Foundational GS> Subset for Executable UML Models. I know that is a daunting GS> undertaking but does anyone here want Rational or Compuware to GS> control the specification? The 34 page RFP is at http://doc.omg.org/ GS> ad/2005-4-2. It takes about half an hour to read. Andromda seems to GS> satisfy the request for the presentation and persistence layer but GS> not the business layer. The RFP prefers a "complete" specification. I GS> don't know if what can be done with OCL would suffice or if an GS> ambitious project to model imperative languages is required. GS> Is there a member of OMG using Andromda and willing to partner with GS> Andromda on a submission? A university perhaps or NoMagic. A list of GS> OMG members is at http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/apps/membersearch.pl GS> Andromda has earned a place in the spec and the spec would become GS> relevant if Andromda was part of it. Hibernate has shown an open GS> source project can influence standards bodies, Andromda could have GS> the same success. GS> Gary Struthers thanks for the proposal. I skimmed through it (didn't have time to read it thoroughly, yet). What bugs me is this question: Is UML really the right language to model the crazy business rules of today's enterprise information systems? I have the impression that hand-written code is a stronger and more suitable medium. However, for certain domains (telco switches, for example), it may well be the right thing (using a state machine). Maybe, I am missing something, or I did not yet fully understand the concept of executable UML. I'll try to read it more closely and will get back on the subject. Cheers... Matthias P.S.: There might be much more rewarding OMG papers to read and implement, for example the QVT standard. QVT would really be a big plus for AndroMDA. (Today, we do the "Q" with metafacade mappings, the "V" and the "T" inside the metafacades, coded in Java). :-) --- Matthias Bohlen "Consulting that helps project teams to succeed..." Internet: http://www.mbohlen.de/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. Get your fingers limbered up and give it your best shot. 4 great events, 4 opportunities to win big! Highest score wins.NEC IT Guy Games. Play to win an NEC 61 plasma display. Visit http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 _______________________________________________ Andromda-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/andromda-user
