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Adopting Open Source development tools in a commercial production environment – are we locked-in? |
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Anna Persson, Henrik Gustavsson, Brian Lings, Björn Lundell, Anders Mattsson, Ulf Ärlig
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Monday, 13 June 2005 |
Many companies are using model-based techniques to offer a competitive
advantage in an increasingly globalised systems development industry.
Central to model-based development is the concept of models as the basis
from which systems are generated, tested and maintained. The availability of
high-quality tools, and the ability to adopt and adapt them to the company
practice, are important qualities. Model interchange between tools becomes a
major issue. Without it, there is significantly reduced flexibility, and a danger
of tool lock-in. We explore the use of a standardised interchange format (XMI)
for increasing flexibility in a company environment. We report on a case study
in which a systems development company has explored the possibility of complementing
their current proprietary tools with open source products for supporting
their model-based development activities. We found that problems still
exist with interchange, and that the technology needs to mature before industrial-
strength model interchange becomes a reality.
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