March 4, 2011

Friedrich Steimann's verdict on MDA/MDD


Friedrich Steimann's verdict on MDA/MDD/MDE/MD*: 
"Models have their greatest value for people who cannot program. Unfortunately, this is not because models are more expressive than programs (in the sense that they are capable of expressing complex things in a simple manner), but because they oversimplify. To make a useful program (i.e., one that meets its usersexpectations) from a model, the model must be so complicated that people who cannot program cannot understand it, and people who can program would rather write a program than draw the corresponding model. Even though (over)simplification can be useful sometimes, it is certainly not a sufficient basis for creating a satisfactory end product."