Handbook Of Conceptual Modeling: Theory, Practice, And Research Challenges

Embley and Thalheim start with a manifesto stating that the dream of developing information systems strictly by conceptual modeling ? as expressed in the phrase ?the model is the code? ? is becoming reality. The subsequent contributions written by leading researchers in the field support the manifesto’s assertions, showing not only how to abstractly model complex information systems but also how to formalize abstract specifications in ways that let developers complete programming tasks within the conceptual model itself. They are grouped into sections on programming with conceptual models, structure modeling, process modeling, user interface modeling, and special challenge areas such as conceptual geometric modeling, information integration, and biological conceptual modeling.