unmodeling. panel on software modeling with bran selic, mark van den brand, marco brambilla
TRANSCRIPT
UN-MODELING
Because modeling is dead.
Marco Brambilla
Disclaimers
(coming up also from the discussion with other panelists Bran Selic, Mark Van Den Brand, and the audience)
Yes, modeling is goodYes, you can use modeling for communicateYes, everyone is “naturally” modeling when thinking and workingYes, we must educate people to modeling
And yet…
The modelers
Objective of every modelerEvangelizationRejoicing with modeling adoptions
17 years of WebML
IFML standardization @OMG
30+ years teaching modeling
A (grown-up) startup
Plenty of research projects
Our struggle
Lessons learned
Just oneDon’t try to educate the “market”
Lessons learned
So.. Forget and give up modeling?
Lessons learned
Not really, but embrace
UN-MODELING
The practice of using modeling as an expert and let people enjoy only the little bit they deserve.
Example 1: Mobile IFML
COMO App creator
Wizard, component-composer based One simple message
Example 2: BPM
From BPM to PPM
Take home message
Being a modeler is hard Harder than in the past
The challenge is not to show off modeling, is to hide it