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Visual Artifacts in Software Engineering Processes

Authors:
Hans-Werner Sehring

Keywords: Creative Process; Software Engineering; Software Development Processes; Model-driven Software Engineering

Abstract:
Generating software solutions from (formal) models in Model-Driven Software Engineering (MDSE) approaches has many advantages, for example, model checking and traceability. Development processes that include a substantial amount of creative work rely on a manual creation of visual artifacts, and it is not feasible to work purely with formal models. As a first step towards the inclusion of graphical artifacts into MDSE, we propose two approaches: (1) Describe informal artifacts by formal model elements so that content of artifacts is related to models. (2) Generate artifacts from formal descriptions so that models become perceivable by domain experts. While the latter is not generally possible since visual artifacts are required as part of a creative process, this approach is applicable to prototyping. This way, testable designs are coherent with formal specifications.

Pages: 1 to 6

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2024

Publication date: April 14, 2024

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4162

ISBN: 978-1-68558-159-6

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 14, 2024 to April 18, 2024