The idea of code generation is not new - but it seems like the new crop of software developers are learning the same concepts and lessons all over again. Hey -

The idea of code generation is not new - but it seems like the new crop of software developers are learning the same concepts and lessons all over again. Hey - state machines are so hot right now. Back in the day there was this cool concept of creating a bunch of UML diagrams for your business logic and them BOOM - press a button and here is your C++ code. But then architecture astronomy hits the asphalt and you realize that most of the hard work is still ahead. So things like IBM Rational Rose were only sold to suckers.