Understanding the Successes and Challenges of Model-Driven Software Engineering - A Comprehensive Systematic Mapping

Assisted-Modeling Requirements for Model-Driven Development Tools

“…Such research questions aimed to collect data to gather the perspective of MDD users on how they expect to be assisted during modeling in MDD tools. After conducting the focus groups, we observed all identified challenges match or complement at least one challenge previously identified by researchers in the literature [3][4][5][6][7][8]. Moreover, we matched features that MDD users like/dislike, their unsatisfied needs, and their perceived modeling challenges to gather requirements to assist MDD users during modeling.…”

“…Identified challenges as [3][4][5][6][7][8] have motivated model-driven engineers-i.e., engineers who create MDD tools-to equip MDD tools with modeling assistants. However, is this the way MDD users expect to be assisted during modeling in MDD tools?…”

“…They state that when they try to use a new MDD tool, there is an entry barrier, hindering the MDD tool guidance. Some authors also identify user training and guidance as a challenge since improving training and guidance to less experienced MDD users decreases the learning curve of MDD tools [4][5][6][7].…”

“…Springer, Cham. https:// doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05760-1_27 improve the adoption of MDD tools [3][4][5][6][7][8]. Significantly, some authors have identified challenges about assisting MDD users during modeling, such as increasing user-centric approaches instead of technology-centric [6], understanding the modeling context [8], improving model management [5], etc.…”

“…Gottardi et al [4] perform a systematic mapping looking for general-purpose challenges in model-driven software engineering. They identify two types of challenges after reviewing 4859 studies: maintenance and methodology challenges.…”