An example is worth a thousand words: Creating graphical modelling environments by example

• Published in: Software and systems modeling Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 961 - 993
• Main Authors: López-Fernández, Jesús J., Garmendia, Antonio, Guerra, Esther, de Lara, Juan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 04.04.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Compilers; Computer Science; Construction costs; Containment; Domain specific languages; Environment models; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Interpreters; IT in Business; Programming Languages; Programming Techniques; Software Engineering; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems; Special Section Paper; Subject specialists; Syntax; Tape drives; Example-based meta-modelling; Flexible modelling; Domain-specific modelling languages; Graphical modelling environments

Domain-specific languages (DSLs) are heavily used in model-driven and end-user development approaches. Compared to general-purpose languages, DSLs present numerous benefits like powerful domain-specific primitives, an intuitive syntax for domain experts, and the possibility of advanced code generati...