the tools, languages, and techniques needed to control the design and development of this code.

The MOJO release of the MASCOT 2002's reference Java implementation includes a SETs editor. The editor is an Eclipse plug-in that greatly eases the process of generating and maintaining SET documents. There is currently no graphical ACP diagram editor; this is not ideal since it means there is not a direct connection between ACP diagrams and SET documents. However, ACP diagrams are usually simple enough so that the process of using the SETs editor to translate a diagram imposes minimal overhead.

The combination of ACP diagrams, SET documents, and the MASCOT Machine provide a powerful tool for the design and deployment of many applications. MASCOT offers a unique enhancement to the design process and is singular in its approach to the control of transition from design to implementation and delivery. MASCOT concentrates on runtime behavior and its components offer not only a way to define this characteristic but also maintain it throughout an application’s lifecycle.