20 examples on Domain-Specific Modeling Languages

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This document provides 20 examples of domain-specific modeling covering various target languages, design tasks, and users. It discusses how domain-specific modeling works by focusing on a narrow area of interest using modeling concepts familiar to users. Models operate at the right level of abstraction rather than visualizing code. Generators produce just the needed code from models to create efficient full applications without manual coding or round-tripping issues. Generators can link to existing code, libraries, and platforms while producing output in various languages.

20 examples
 Various target languages generated:
– Assembler, C, Java, C++, Python, C#, TTCN-3, Simulink, XML...
 Various desing tasks covered:
– Application development, archicture design, testing, verification
and validation, service creation...
 Various language users:
– Programmers, service engineers, test engineers, interaction
specialists, architects, domain experts...

17 Test vector generation &
verification

Why DSM works?
 Need to fit only narrow area of interest!
 Modeling is Domain-Specific
– Works for one application domain, framework, product line
– Language has concepts people already are familiar with
– Models operate at right level, not visualize code
 Generator is Domain-Specific
– Generates just the code needed from models
• Efficient full code
• No manual coding afterwards
• no round-tripping problems
– Generator can link to existing code, library, platform
– Can produce Assembler, 3GL, object-oriented, XML, etc.

Thank you!
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