Abstract
Domain-specific languages and especially domain-specific modeling
languages (DSML) are
mentioned to achieve 5-10 times performance gains compared to traditional
software development practices due to raising the level of abstraction. The
data for the cases where these gains have been witnessed is usually not
available. Therefore, in this paper, we introduce a simple but comprehensive
and affordable experiment framework which can be utilized for measuring the
benefits and drawbacks of DSMLs in an open fashion, i.e. publishing the data
and the results and enabling a possibility to repeat the experiment by others.
In this paper, we also present our own experiences and initial results about
the benefits and drawbacks. We found the benefits of DSML to be clear if the
applications have to be implemented daily and especially if the platform
continues to evolve and the existing applications have to be updated to
correspond to the changes. The benefits of utilizing DSML in a domain where
the platform continues to evolve came as a surprise and needs further study.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings |
| Subtitle of host publication | 7th OOPSLA Workshop on Domain-Specific Modeling 2007 |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery ACM |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-59593-865-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 7th OOPSLA Workshop on Domain-Specific Modeling 2007 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Duration: 21 Oct 2007 → 25 Oct 2007 |
Conference
| Conference | 7th OOPSLA Workshop on Domain-Specific Modeling 2007 |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Montreal, Quebec |
| Period | 21/10/07 → 25/10/07 |
Keywords
- Domain-specific modeling languages