Pros and Cons of MDA Code Generators?

amartel asks: "Four years ago, Ask Slashdot asked if anyone was using a Model-Driven Architecture. The number of MDA tools are now almost overwhelming, and I strongly believe that comments to the same questions would be rather different nowadays. What are the drawbacks, difficulties and limitations of MDA? What percentage of code can actually be generated? I would like to add a few more: is it realistic to create a custom GUI rather than CRUD operations with these tools? Finally, what about Microsoft, the new competitor on the scene, and their DSL Tools?"

Acronym dependency...

[avalys]

The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem...

Re:Acronym dependency...

[meburke]

Yup-

I quit using drugs and alcohol 21 years ago, and I laugh at some of the beer-driven and pot-driven architecture of some of my early code. I didn't generate any MDA-driven code, generally because when I was doing MDA I got too horny and went looking for women. MDA is somewhat passe now, though. I think cPanel is a good example of Ecstacy-driven architecture, although I think there is some crack influence, also....8-)

Mmmm, MDA

[RedDirt]

Oh, wait ... you mean Model Driven Architecture as opposed to Monochrome Display Adaptor. And here I though I could make a killing unloading all the old Hercules cards in my closet. Nuts.

Re:MDA - for gaming

[ratnerstar]

Yes, MDA [wikipedia.org] is great for games. However, I find the tweaking to be a serious downside.

Re:Mmmm, MDA

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh, wait ... you mean Model Driven Architecture as opposed to Monochrome Display Adaptor. And here I though I could make a killing unloading all the old Hercules cards in my closet. Nuts.

...and I was so sure you were talking about Methylenedioxyamphetamine [erowid.org].