Benefits of UML Profiles for Multiple Languages

by | Aug 27, 2012 | General

Enterprise Architect (EA) provides a light-weight language extension mechanism called UML Profiles. Especially this mechanism of EA is, in comparison to other tools, very flexible and powerful because such profiles can be used not only to extend UML, but this core UML...

Connecting Software Introduction

by | Aug 23, 2012 | General

We are now partnering with CNS Connect and they have a great solution for connecting software via ODBC from any client software: http://www.connecting-software.com/index.php/en/ – the true anti-thesis to No-SQL. I’ve started to implement an Connecting Software (the...

EA.App is not visible in Component Services|DCOM x64

by | Aug 23, 2012 | General

EA is a 32bit Software, that allows automation (like office does), which is not recommended for server use (because sometimes some dialogs might come up if you don’t take care) – but if you want to use it in a 64bit environment you have to trick around a little bit....

Increasing Productivity and Maintainability through MDE

by | Aug 20, 2012 | General

In May 2011, Hutchinson et al. [1] presented on the International Conference of Software Engineering (ICSE’11) a very interesting empirical study about the “Empirical Assessment of MDE in Industry”. In this blog entry, I’m going to point out some important findings...

UI Modelling with EA

by | Aug 17, 2012 | General

EA is a tool that you can use for almost everything – even for UI. But one important note – EA is not a GUI Builder – it is a modelling tool. That means that you get the model of your UI and whatever your code-generator (hopefully it is a machine and not a user)...