Domain Analysis

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WISR 5 - Domain Analysis and Engineering (Withey and Tracz)
- Goal: To define a conceptual framework for DA/DE targeted to practitioners
- Product Matrix Developed:
  - Large number of headings
  - a subset chosen for DRACO,
- Not Considered:
  - Why hasn't DA moved to mainstream?
  - Is there any DA technology mature enough to transfer?
  - How do we formally define a domain?
  - Experiments in DA Understanding needed
  - Adaptation Strategies need to be explored
  - Analogies across domains need to be explored
WISR 6 - Hybrid Reuse - Domain Specific Kits (Griss) (click to go to report)
- Goals: To Define a kit taxonomy, explore the kit development process, and do a (partial) case study analysis
- Kit Elements:
  - Components
  - Architectures
  - Frameworks
  - Domain Specific Languages and Domain Models (including Feature Sets?/Rationale))
  - Glue Languages and Glue
  - Generators
  - Builders
  - Tests
  - Docs: End User, Maintenance, and Kit Use
- Attributes:
  - (are elements) present?
  - Completeness
  - Openness
  - Specificity
  - Binding Time
  - Source Available?
  - Life Cycle Stage?
- Kits Analyzed:
  - Predator
  - Boulder Design Environments
  - Marvel/OZ
  - MacApp
  - Process/1 "Andersen"
  - DSSA - ADAGE
  - KIDS
- Conclusions:
  - Taxonomy useful to capture cases
  - Taxonomy could be useful to add extra case elements
  - KE/DE are distinct (with distinct products and processes)
WISR 7: Domain Modeling Representation Strategies (Simos) (click to go to report)
- Goals: Develop a comparative framework of strategies, stressing commonality and variability
- Important Properties:
  - Requirements for DM Representations
  - Differentiation of Features for Assessment
  - Risks and Benefits of Alternatives
- Alternative Strategies
  - Semantic Network Based - RLF
  - Decision Rules - Boeing Stars
  - OO Notations
  - OO + Frameworks
  - Faceted Schemes
  - Configuration Management
- Kiviat Diagrams
  - Separability of Domain and System Models
  - Mapping of Domain to System Models
  - Inter-system commonality
  - Inter- and Intra-system Variability
  - Differentiation of Commonality and Variability
  - Temporal Commonality
- Discoveries and Insights
  - Commonality and Variability are to a degree orthogonal
  - Variability means different things to different people
  - A Domain means different things to different people
  - Domain Modeling Confusing because of "ontology" shifts