An approach for developing an integrated modelling environment: A case investigation

Abstract

Recent research on software development environments (SDE) and computer-aided software engineering (CASE) have not addressed the issue of multiple environments. This paper presents an approach for developing an integrated modelling environment (IME) that supports the maintenance of software environment models in software engineering. The approach uses the notion of a composite software development environment maintaining multiple software development environments. The composite is specified by analysing and identifying common features from other environments. These other environments include various government-supported efforts. The idea of a common software development environment may be supported in part by several different international standards or technical approaches (e.g. CAIS, CAIS-A, PCTE, ALMA/metasystems, object-oriented systems, and so forth). Some of these ways are outlined in the paper. An analysis of them in case study form is presented.