Mod4J: A Qualitative Case Study of Model-Driven Software Development

Model-driven software development (MDSD) has been on the rise over the past few years and is becoming more and more mature. However, evaluation in real-life industrial context is still scarce. In this paper, we present a case-study evaluating the applicability of a state-ofthe-art MDSD tool, MOD4J, a suite of domain specific languages (DSLs) for developing administrative enterprise applications. MOD4J was used to partially rebuild an industrially representative application. This implementation was then compared to a base implementation based on elicited success criteria. Our evaluation leads to a number of recommendations to improve MOD4J. We conclude that having extension points for hand-written code is a good feature for a model driven software development environment.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: MODELS
• Authors: Vincent Lussenburg, Tijs van der Storm, Jurgen J. Vinju, Jos Warmer
• Keywords: Model Driven Software Development, MODELS 2010, Natural Language Processing, Real-life Industrial Context, Software Development