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Subject: Re: Ada and UML
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:19:14 +0200
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Le Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:20:41 +0200, nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> a =C3=A9=
crit:
> Then the translation into code is just something mechanical.

I do not really believe in automatic source generation from UML, as ther=
e  =

may be multiple possibilities. Or else, may be these systems use somethi=
ng  =

to tell =E2=80=9Cfor This, use That=E2=80=9D. Just think that in Ada, yo=
u may have for  =

example at least, where polymorphism is required, two ways to do (when  =

feasible, sometime only one will applies) : static (via generics) and  =

dynamic (via tagged or interface) polymorphism. How can a system know it=
  =

should use this or that ? This requires a human analysis, to say =E2=80=9C=
well,  =

this can be statically known, so let's use static polymorphism=E2=80=9D =
or else  =

the opposite (just an example).

Your point makes me think about the so called =E2=80=9CExecutable UML=E2=
=80=9D.  =

Unfortunately, I do not know anything about it. I am just pretty sure th=
is  =

cannot be automated.

If you wan to tell more... just do :)

-- =

=E2=80=9CDual licensing is the Perl's way to disinfect the GNU General P=
ublic  =

Virus!=E2=80=9D (anonymous)