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This paper describes ways in which the Metaview metasystem has been used to support and study various approaches to software design. The EARA/GE meta model is described and illustrated with the definition of a structure chart design environment. The use of Metaview in the support of transformations to design and expression of design metrics is demonstrated. Support for the capture of design rationale and automatic software diagram layout are discussed. Conclusions and future research directions are provided at the end of the paper.
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Sorenson, P.G., Tremblay, J.P. (1996). Using a metasystem approach to support and study the design process. In: Lamb, D.A. (eds) Studies of Software Design. WSSD 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1078. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0030522
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