I have dealt last weeks with evaluating SOADesigner (see http://marketplace.obeonetwork.com/module/soa) as a complementary solution of a traditional Enterprise Architecture Management suite we are using at day work. One of our goals when deciding to use this suite was to minimize the gap between architecture analysis and realizations by generating and managing SOA assets such as WSDL and XSD artifacts. Obviously we did not succeed and then evaluate another way to get the job done... Via Laurent Broudoux Blog...

Daniel Rahon, Sébastien Schneider, Raphael Gayno, Jean Marc Gratien, Goulwen Le Fur present the process used in the development of distributed scientific applications at IFP Energies Nouvelles, France. Via InfoQ...

UMLDesigner (see http://marketplace.obeonetwork.com/module/uml) is the “new kid of the block” in the Uml designers family. Based on Eclipse tooling, the solution is backed by Obeo a french enterprise behind the Eclipse Modeling initiative. It is definetely the solution to consider if your want a lightweight designer integrated into your development stack. Via Laurent Broudoux Blog...

Stéphane Bégaudeau discusses Acceleo, an open source code generator based on EMF and MOFM2T, presenting its basic concepts, how it was created, how it can be improved, deployed, and used. Read more on infoQ.com....

Mylyn Intent has been proposed under the Mylyn/Docs project. Mylyn Intent will provide an editing environment in an effort to capture the intents and design choices made during development. Via jaxenter.com...