Computational reflection in software process modeling: The SLANG approach

SLANG is a domain-specific language for software process modeling and enactment. The authors present the basic features provided by SLANG to support the enactment and, in particular, dynamic evolution of a process model. Software production processes are subject to changes during their lifetime. The...

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Published inProceedings of 1993 15th International Conference on Software Engineering pp. 144 - 154
Main Authors Bandinelli, S., Fuggetta, A.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE Comput. Soc. Press 1993
Subjects
Application software
Automation
Computer architecture
Humans
Interleaved codes
Production
Programming
Reflection
Software quality
Software tools
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ISBN9780818637001
0818637005
ISSN0270-5257
DOI10.1109/ICSE.1993.346049

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Summary:SLANG is a domain-specific language for software process modeling and enactment. The authors present the basic features provided by SLANG to support the enactment and, in particular, dynamic evolution of a process model. Software production processes are subject to changes during their lifetime. Therefore, software process formalism must include mechanisms to support the analysis and dynamic modification of process models, even while they are being enacted. It is thus necessary for a process model to have the ability to reason about its own structure. Petri net based process languages have been criticized because of the lack of these reflective features and their inability to effectively support process evolution. The reflective features offered by SLANG are outlined, which is a process formalism based on a high-level Petri net notation. In particular, the mechanisms are discussed to create and modify different net fragments while the modeled process is being enacted.< >
ISBN:9780818637001
0818637005
ISSN:0270-5257
DOI:10.1109/ICSE.1993.346049