Beyond Code: An Introduction to Model-Driven Software Development (CISC 836, Winter 2021)
Schedule & Reading List |
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Week | Date | Topic | Slides | Lead reviewers |
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1 | Jan 12, 14 | Course info: Intro, motivation, admin
Content: What is a model? Models in software development. Readings: None | part1_4up, part2_4up | |
2 | Jan 19, 21 | Expressing software models: UML
Content: Class diagrams, object diagrams, state machines, sequence diagrams. Readings: None In class exercise: What is a restaurant? | 4-up | |
3 | Jan 26, 28 | MDSD with UML-RT and IBM RSARTE I
Content: UML-RT: Basic concepts (capsules, protocols, ports, basic state machines) [Moh21a,Moh21b]. RSARTE: Installation, basic use, examples. Readings: None Assignments: Assignment 1 Tool download and installation instructions: See Assignment 1 Video tutorial: Informal system description, how to define structure, how to define the behaviour Sample models: Go to here. Instructions on how to import these models into RSARTE can be found on the Assignment 1 page. In class exercise: What is a restaurant? | Parts 1 to 3, 4-up | |
4 | Feb 2, 4 | MDSD with UML-RT and IBM RSARTE I
Content: UML-RT: Basic concepts (capsules, protocols, ports, basic state machines) [Moh21a,Moh21b]. RSARTE: Installation, basic use, examples. Readings R1 (Complexity): [Boo18], [MM06, pages 1-12] Readings R2 (Abstraction): [Kra07], [Spo02] Assignments: Assignment 2 |
R1: Anthony R2: Gabriele | |
5 | Feb 9, 11 | MDSD with UML-RT and IBM RSARTE II
Content: UML-RT: More on ports and state machines [Moh21a,Moh21b] Readings R3 (Actors): [Akka17], [KCM16] Readings R4 (State machines): [Sam09, pages 1-1 to 1-8 and 3-1 to 3-6], [RG21] Assignments: Assignment 2 Sample models: Go to UML-RT sample models In class exercise (on Thursday): Can you get there from here? | Part 4, 4-up |
R3: Nisha R4: Steph |
Feb 16, 18 | Reading week, no class | |||
6 | Feb 23, 25 | MDSD with UML-RT and IBM RSARTE III
Content: UML-RT: Design guidelines, advanced features [Moh21a,Moh21b] Readings: None Assignments: Assignment 3 In class exercise (on Thursday): The Debaters |
Part 5, 4-up,
Part 6, 4-up |
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7 | March 2, 4 | Domain Specific Languages I
Content: Meta modeling, Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) Readings: None In class exercise (on Thursday): Take it Apart | ||
8 | March 9, 11 | Domain Specific Languages II
Content: Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF), DSL examples, pros and cons, definition, metamodeling Readings R5 (Modeling applications: data quality): [KWT20] Readings R6 (Modeling applications: event-based systems and IoT: [GIU+20] Assignments: Assignment 4 |
DSLs, 4-up EMF, 4-up |
R5: Zitong R6: Reetam |
9 | March 16, 18 | Domain Specific Languages III
Content: Abstract syntax, concrete syntax, semantics, tooling, Xtext, debugging models Readings R7 (Modeling applications: edge computing and fleet deployment): [SDF+20] Readings R8 (DSLs: Examples): [Tom17, sections on 'what?' and 'why?'], [Voe21] Sample EMF projects: Go to Samples of EMF projects |
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R7: Kopi R8: Yuhao |
10 | March 23, 25 | Domain Specific Languages IV
Content: Abstract syntax, concrete syntax, semantics, tooling, Xtext, debugging models Readings R9 (DSLs: Examples) [RHM18] Readings R10 (DSLs: development methodology): [CNB+19] Sample DSLs: Go to Examples of DSLs in Xtext |
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R9: Liam R10: Yihao |
11 | March 30, April 1 | MDE
Content: MDE: strengths and weaknesses Readings R11 (MDE, NLP, and AI): [SMG+20] Readings R12 (MDE: obstables to adoption): [Sel12] |
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R11: Aadi R12: Brennan |
12 | April 6, 8 | Slack, work on projects |
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