Oct 30th, 2008
by Michiel Kalkman.
UML seems to be a polarizing factor in the software development debates. The Learning LISP blog chimes in with observations on the lack of added value UML brings to the design and development process.
UML is applying an abstraction at the wrong end of the problem. It is primarily used to sketch object models for inferior [...]
Oct 27th, 2008
by Michiel Kalkman.
Peter Friese attended the Model Driven Software Development Today conference and posted a recap with overviews, items and a good deal of images. If you weren’t able to attend, this provides a good overview of what you missed out on.
http://www.peterfriese.de/mdsd-today-2008-recap/
Aug 13th, 2008
by Michiel Kalkman.
Peter Friese (of itemis AG) responds to a post stating that a higher level of abstraction makes things more complicated.This addresses one of the many common misconceptions about MDD.
Let me give you an example: If you are writing a software for your HR department, you really shouldn’t need to care about writing getters and setters [...]