Does AN MDD Platform With Custom Coding Features Interest You?

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Hello, C# Developers.

This is more of a "philosophical" question than the ones typically asked in this forum, but I wanted to get your opinion on Model Driven Development, and how you feel about it as an emerging technology in software development? Coming from my particular perspective, it seems that there is some push-back from developers regarding MDD platforms, citing that they are either too limited in what they can model, or that they pose the risk of marginalizing traditional developers. Can you relate to this at all?

At my company (Novulo), we've created a MDD platform called the Novulo Architect -- its a platform for creating .NET business solutions. We've tried to design it not as a replacement for the IT department, but as a tool for IT pros like you to increase your productivity and creativeness. One of the key features for developers is the fact that the model is not executable, but rather is transformational: the model gets transformed into a C# application. The idea behind this is that, whatever you cannot model, you can simply custom code yourself, using Virtual Studio, for example.

We've had success in the Netherlands (where we're headquartered), but recently we have made a free, full-featured trial version available on our website at http://www.novulo.com in order to get a more international perspective on the platform. So far, it has been a successful endeavor. But I'd like your opinion: does the ability to still program make the idea of using MDD more attractive to you?

Many thanks!