Re: [eclipse-incubator-e4-dev] Initial discussion onthe'modelled'workben

[Boris Bokowski <Boris_Bokowski@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

Eric Moffatt wrote on 04/06/2008 01:35:15 PM:
>
> .... If they want to use ModelElement as the basis for -
> their- domain object will they be required to get into writing an
> ECore extension to the ETreeModel metamodel (or whatever the EMF
> equivalent is) n order to use the JFace viewer ? I'd be more than
> glad to find out that this is YAGF (Yet Another Groundless Fear...;-).

Maybe it is time now for me to say that I am in favour of using the EMF
runtime (or a lean subset of it) as the underlying technology for *our*
model - the Workbench.

However, I think one important point that we ought not forget is that there
are tons of existing models out there, many of which are not using EMF. I
think it is very important that we do not make it a requirement for *domain
models* to be based on EMF.  I agree with Eric here - it would not be a
good idea if you had to adopt EMF just so that your elements can show up in
tables or trees.

Boris