Model driven architecture a review of current literature

Abstract

Among different Model Driven Engineering (MDE) approaches, the Object Management Group (OMG) adopted the Model Driven Architecture (MDA). The MDA approach is aiming to automate the software develop process by using models instead of conventional coding and bases on the separation of concern concept. In June 2014, the OMG released the second version of the MDA guide trying to realize the fundamental principles and to support the first MDA guide issued in 2003 with more detailed specifications. A gap of 11 years makes researchers from their own perspective and background come up with different interpretations of the MDA terms. The thing that generates a confusion of what is beyond and what is within the MDA scope. By strictly referring to the MDA standard (not to model-driven engineering in general), we provide in this work a review of the current MDA literature. We also shed the light on the MDA research directions, specifically on the automations of the MDA development process and its targeted platforms