The 8th OOPSLA Workshop on
Domain-Specific Modeling
Nashville, TN, USA, 19-20 October 2008 |
Domain-Specific
Modeling (DSM) provides a modern solution to demands for higher productivity by
reducing the gap between problem and solution modeling. In the past,
productivity gains have been sought from new programming languages. Today,
domain-specific modeling languages provide a viable solution for continuing to
raise the level of abstraction beyond coding, making development faster and
easier.
In
DSM models are constructed using concepts that represent things in the
application domain, not concepts of a given programming language. The modeling
language follows the domain abstractions and semantics, allowing developers to
perceive themselves as working directly with domain concepts. The models
simultaneously represent the design, implementation, and documentation of the
system, which can be generated directly from them. In a number of cases the
final products can be automatically generated from these high-level
specifications with domain-specific code generators. This automation is
possible because of domain-specificity: both the modeling language and code
generators fit to the requirements of a narrowly defined domain, usually inside
one company only.
ModelTalk: A
Framework for Developing Domain Specific Executable Models (presentation)
Atzmon Hen-Tov, Lior Schachter and David H. Lorenz