On the Industrial Adoption of Model Driven Engineering. Is your company ready for MDE?

Sobre la adopción industrial del Model Driven Engineering (MDE) ¿Está su empresa preparada para MDE?

Antonio Vallecillo. Málaga (España)

Artículo completo / Full paper

On the Industrial Adoption of Model Driven Engineering. Is your company ready for MDE?

Sobre la adopción industrial del Model Driven Engineering (MDE) ¿Está su empresa preparada para MDE?

Antonio Vallecillo. Málaga (España)

Resumen / Abstract

Model Driven Engineering (MDE) is an approach to software development where models play a central role in all software engineering processes. Conceived to provide significant gains in productivity, portability, maintainability and interoperability, MDE is now starting to be effectively used in industry. Thus, companies are beginning to evaluate their possibilities for adopting it. This paper examines the current state of MDE in industry, summarizes the current obstacles for adoption, and discusses the advantages that it should bring to businesses and its limitations. Finally, some ideas for a smoother transition towards a wider adoption of MDE are outlined.

Palabras Clave / Keywords

Model Driven Engineering, MDE, Software development, Software engineering processes, Adopting MDE, Software Engineering.

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Vallecillo, A. (2014). On the Industrial Adoption of Model Driven Engineering. Is your company ready for MDE?. International Journal of Information Systems and Software Engineering for Big Companies (IJISEBC), Vol. 1, Num. 1, pp. 52-68. Consultado el [dd/mm/aaaa] en www.ijisebc.com