Concepts for Comparing Modeling Tool Architectures

摘要: As model-driven development techniques grow in importance so do the capabilities and features of tools that support them, especially allow users to customize their modeling language. Superficially, many seem offer similar functionality, but under surface there are important differences can have an impact on tool builders depending architecture chosen. At present, however, is no established conceptual framework for characterizing comparing different architectures. In this paper we address problem by first introducing a capturing architectures, then — using discuss choices available designers tools. We compare contrast main canonical architectures use today.