Dan,
There another reason - to synthesize code from the model. One can synthesize
an amazing amount of code from the static model. You can do even more if
you make use of state machines. I would suggest that you look at the
comp.object
news group to see what people are doing. Also, pose the question -
"how well does model driven code generation work?"
-David
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At 01:43 PM 6/18/2001 +0200, you wrote:
>
>Hi all,
>
>One of our developers asked me: "Why do we need to build a UML model of the
>software?. Why not to go straight to the code?"
>
>I have two different answers for this:
>1. Build a UML model of the software in order to execute it and this way
>check the software architecture.
>2. Build a UML model of the software in order to have a road map for
>understanding the system(for new developers to the project).
>
>The first answer implies maintaining the model in sync with the code. (this
>is a problem in Rose!)
>The second answer implies that you can stop modeling at a specific level of
>detail and let the developers learn more from the code.
>
>So, why do you use a model? What is the point of it?
>
>Many thanks,
>Dan Lupu
>SQA manager, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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