Chapter 12. The MDA Promise

This chapter describes future developments that are triggered by the MDA. It describes what is not yet realized, but what is achievable if we follow in the direction the MDA is going. Some of these developments may take place within a couple of years, others might take longer.

The MDA Paradigm Shift

In Chapter 1 we explained that the MDA development life cycle is not very different from the traditional life cycle. What is crucial is that the MDA, when fully implemented, will establish a shift of focus within the life cycle. To explain this vision on the MDA we will take a look at the history of programming.

A Historic Perspective

In short, we can characterize the history of programming along the time line given in Table ...

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