Domain-Specific Languages: IFIP TC 2 Working Conference, DSL 2009, Oxford, UK, July 15-17, 2009, Proceedings...

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Walid Mohamed Taha

Domain-Specific Languages

IFIP TC 2 Working Conference, DSL 2009, Oxford, UK, July 15-17, 2009, Proceedings

Walid Mohamed Taha

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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
02 July 2009

Network hardware; Maintenance & repairs; Computer programming & software development; Algorithms & data structures; Compilers; Programming & scripting languages: general; Software Engineering; Mathematical theory of computation

Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Dijkstra once wrote that computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. Despite the many incredible advances in c- puter science from times that predate practical mechanical computing, there is still a myriad of fundamental questions in understanding the interface between computers and the rest of the world. Why is it still hard to mechanize many tasks that seem to be fundamentally routine, even as we see ever-increasing - pacity for raw mechanical computing? The disciplined study of domain-speci?c languages (DSLs) is an emerging area in computer science, and is one which has the potential to revolutionize the ?eld, and bring us closer to answering this question. DSLs are formalisms that have four general characteristics. – They relate to a well-de?ned domain of discourse, be it controlling tra?c lights or space ships. – They have well-de?ned notation, such as the ones that exist for prescribing music, dance routines, or strategy in a football game. – The informal or intuitive meaning of the notation is clear. This can easily be overlooked, especially since intuitive meaning can be expressed by many di?erent notations that may be received very di?erently by users. – The formal meaning is clear and mechanizable, as is, hopefully, the case for the instructions we give to our bank or to a merchant online.

Edited by: Walid Mohamed Taha
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: 2009 ed.
Volume: 5658
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 646g
ISBN: 9783642030338
ISBN 10: 3642030335
Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Pages: 411
Publication Date: 02 July 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active