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Model-Driven Development

publish date: 2026/05/30 21:17:45.288513 UTC

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What is the key emphasis of Model-Driven Development (MDD) compared to earlier structured methods?

Greater emphasis on writing unit tests before code

Complete elimination of any design documentation

Greater emphasis on architectural models with a separation between abstract implementation-independent models and implementation-specific models

Replacing the programming language with natural language descriptions

Correct Answer

Greater emphasis on architectural models with a separation between abstract implementation-independent models and implementation-specific models

Explanation

In MDD, there is greater emphasis on architectural models with a clear separation between abstract, implementation-independent models and implementation-specific models. Models are developed in sufficient detail so that an executable system can be generated from them.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 9th edition

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