Design Class Modeling

Goal: This Discussion Assignment requires you to read about model generation from code (reverse engineering) and/or have some experience with tools such as Rational Softare Architect and Eclipse Omondo (EclipseUML), which generate class diagrams from code.

Problem Statement: Many commercial object modeling tools can, to some extent, generate design-level class models from program code. That is, given program code, for example a set of Java files, the tools can generate a UML class model that represents the code.

Task:

• Describe at least three problems that are likely to occur with the class models that are generated directly from code. What is it about the automatically generated models that will either be inaccurate or will not represent the intent of the designer?

• Discuss this with the other members of your topic forum.

Part A

Part A consists of your initial suggestions to the group.

This must be more than "Me, too!" or "Sounds good!"

Be sure to clearly state the reasons or rationale behind your suggestions.
If you have access to facts or other opinions that support your opinion, cite those references.

This part is worth 5 points.

Part B consists of responses to the initial postings (2 points) and the final group posting to the Main topic forum (3 points).

This posting should include descriptions of three or more problems that are likely to occur with the class models that are generated directly from code.

This part is worth 5 points.

If you include quotation or thoughts from other sources, be sure to cite them appropriately (author, title, publisher, page, etc.).

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