The Architecture of a UML Virtual Machine | |
Date | Friday, April 5, 2002 |
Time | 2-3pm |
Speaker | Dirk Riehle |
Affiliation | SKYVA International |
Abstract |
Current software development tools let developers model a software system and generate program code from the models to run the system. However, generating code and installing a non-trivial system induces a time delay between changing the model and executing it that makes rapid model prototyping awkward if not impossible. This paper presents the architecture of a virtual machine for UML that interprets UML models without any intermediate code-generation step. The paper shows how to embed UML in a metalevel architecture so that a key property of model-based systems, the causal connection between models and model instances, is guaranteed. With this architecture, changes to a model have immediate effects on its execution, providing users with rapid feedback about the model's structure and behavior. This approach supports model innovation better than today's code-generation approaches. Joint work with Steven Fraleigh, Dirk Bucka-Lassen, and Nosa Omorogbe. For the paper, see: http://www.riehle.org/computer-science-research/2001/oopsla-2001.html |
Location | 545 Technology Square (aka "NE43") |
Room | 8th Floor Playroom |