Meta-programming for the real world
Matthew Fowler, Brahm van Niekerk · 2004
JeeWiz is a commercial tool for model-driven generation of enterprise-level systems. It can automate any part of the development process where repetitive work is required by meta-programming. JeeWiz is universal - being based on a meta modelling approach, it can describe and generate any software technology. It is used for both system-level generation (multi-tier J2EE,.NET, SOA systems) and design-level transformation (XMI to WSDL/XML Schema, and back). The most difficult problem we have confronted is the complexity of mapping from rich, high-level logical models to the detailed artifacts required in real-life systems. Some of the features JeeWiz provides to address this are: reusable architecture and technology layers; local flexibility and cross-tier patterns; and strategies for shielding application programmers from the complexity of infrastructures.