Your problem is actually easily solvable. RSA (Rational Software Architect) does that for you.
The basic issue is you view model as just a model. However, the tool you are using is viewing your code as the model. The term for it is code visualization.
You have the right idea in that model should be kept as abstract as possible. That's why RSA separated the concept of modelling from code visualization.
You just have to get something that would transform your model into other artifacts, which can be code, XML or maybe other models.
RSA provides you with the tools necessary to do that.
I agree with the notion that many tools are on the code visualization side of things. And I will concede that RSA can handle this, but not without a lot of work and a lot of cash. I have used rational tools since the early Booch days through the present. You have to jump through a lot of hops, so I decided to build Taylor instead.
Anyway, my intend was to convey the idea and not so much slam the tools.
Thanks for your thoughts!
Posted by John Gilbert on August 03, 2006 at 05:56 PM EDT #
The basic issue is you view model as just a model. However, the tool you are using is viewing your code as the model. The term for it is code visualization.
You have the right idea in that model should be kept as abstract as possible. That's why RSA separated the concept of modelling from code visualization.
You just have to get something that would transform your model into other artifacts, which can be code, XML or maybe other models.
RSA provides you with the tools necessary to do that.
Posted by Archimedes Trajano on August 01, 2006 at 09:53 PM EDT #
Anyway, my intend was to convey the idea and not so much slam the tools.
Thanks for your thoughts!
Posted by John Gilbert on August 03, 2006 at 05:56 PM EDT #