The MDA debate

Edwin Schumacher, director product development, application development products, takes a closer look at the recent debate between Carl Zetie, VP at Forrester Research and David Frankel, lead standards architect at SAP. Both gentlemen have strong ideas about what MDA actually is.

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MDA tools “show huge promise” – software development

Model-driven architecture (MDA) and the Unified Modelling Language (UML) promise to transform the development process by allowing code creation to be driven from a business model. Respected journal Software Development recently surveyed the market for MDA and UML tools, concluding that Compuware’s OptimalJ was among the most comprehensive solutions in the J2EE arena.

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Requirements management – get it right first time

It used to seem as though some quality assurance (QA) and testing problems just wouldn’t go away. Vague or inconsistent requirements, tests that don’t relate clearly to the original spec, poor communication between development and testing groups – all these problems have been compounded by today’s complex and cost-conscious environment. With requirements testing you have a solution. By systematically structuring and managing your requirements definitions, you can target QA and testing efforts to support business goals.

Click here for a white paper on requirements-driven QA with SteelTrace

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