Pros and Cons of MDA Code Generators?

Posted by Cliff on Monday February 20, 2006 @01:50PM from the code-writing-code dept.

amartel asks: "Four years ago, Ask Slashdot asked if anyone was using a Model-Driven Architecture. The number of MDA tools are now almost overwhelming, and I strongly believe that comments to the same questions would be rather different nowadays. What are the drawbacks, difficulties and limitations of MDA? What percentage of code can actually be generated? I would like to add a few more: is it realistic to create a custom GUI rather than CRUD operations with these tools? Finally, what about Microsoft, the new competitor on the scene, and their DSL Tools?"

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Borland's ECO by Mr_Tulip · 2006-02-20 14:06 · Score: 4, Informative

I have previously used Borland ECO to create some simple MDA applications, and overall, found it a useful tool.
The implementation of said tool was unfortunately fairly mediocre, and I finally gave up on trying anything non-trivial using ECO, after the third time that the source code and model became 'out of synch' and my 1000's of lines of generated code would not compile.
If I had the time, I would like to try an updated version of ECO, or perhaps another alternative, but overall, I still prefer the safety net of being in control of the coding process, and actually understanding what is going on under the hood.