Composing domain-specific design environments

Domain-specific integrated development environments can help capture specifications in the form of domain models. These tools support the design process by automating analysis and simulating essential system behavior. In addition, they can automatically generate, configure, and integrate target appl...

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Published in:Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Calif.), 2001-11, Vol.34 (11), p.44-51
Main Authors: Ledeczi, A., Bakay, A., Maroti, M., Volgyesi, P., Nordstrom, G., Sprinkle, J., Karsai, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical models
Composing
Computational modeling
Computer programming
Computer science
Computer simulation
Cost engineering
Costs
Design engineering
Integrated software
Integrity
Mathematical models
Metamodeling
Microwave integrated circuits
Process design
Software systems
Specifications
Terminology
Unified modeling language
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Summary:Domain-specific integrated development environments can help capture specifications in the form of domain models. These tools support the design process by automating analysis and simulating essential system behavior. In addition, they can automatically generate, configure, and integrate target application components. The high cost of developing domain-specific, integrated modeling, analysis, and application-generation environments prevents their penetration into narrower engineering fields that have limited user bases. Model-integrated computing (MIC), an approach to model-based engineering that helps compose domain-specific design environments rapidly and cost effectively, is particularly relevant for specialized computer-based systems domains-perhaps even single projects. The authors describe how MIC provides a way to compose such environments cost effectively and rapidly by using a metalevel architecture to specify the domain-specific modeling language and integrity constraints. They also discuss the toolset that implements MIC and describe a practical application in which using the technology in a tool environment for the process industry led to significant reductions in development and maintenance costs.
ISSN:0018-9162
1558-0814
DOI:10.1109/2.963443