Model Driven Architecture: The next abstraction level in programming

This paper explains the Model Driven Architecture as a paradigm that supports change in software. The paper argues that MDA is the next logical step in the evolution of techniques and methods for software development. The necessity of Model Driven Architecture (MDA) in an ever evolving software industry is also explained. The paper sketches a series of definite advantages of MDA over more traditional approaches to software development, as they are practiced today. These core statements are complemented with a brief overview of the different models involved in MDA, and of the concepts and techniques MDA tries to integrate in an overall, unifying strategy for software development.status: publishe