Authors:
André Ribeiro
1
;
Luís de Sousa
2
and
Alberto Rodrigues da Silva
3
Affiliations:
1
INESC-ID/Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
;
2
CRP Henri Tudor, Luxembourg
;
3
Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Keyword(s):
Domain Specific Language, Model-Driven Development, Modeling Tool.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Agile Model-Driven Development
;
Domain-Specific Modeling and Domain-Specific Languages
;
Frameworks for Model-Driven Development
;
Languages, Tools and Architectures
;
MetaModeling
;
Methodologies, Processes and Platforms
;
Model-Driven Software Development
;
Models
;
Paradigm Trends
;
Software Engineering
Abstract:
The development and use of Domain Specific Languages emerged as a way to cope with complex problems using concepts closer to the problem domain. By leveraging the principles proposed by Model-Driven Development (MDD), like the separation of concerns and the use of model transformations, this approach became popular and caused the emergence of a variety of languages, known as Domain Specific Modeling Languages (DSMLs). Moreover, the use of DSMLs with graphical notations abstracts even more the problem domain, either by using extensions of UML or directly using metamodeling languages. The definition and use of DSMLs is only possible through specific tools, known as languages workbenches. This paper discusses the analysis and comparison of three of these tools (namely Papyrus, Enterprise Architect and Sirius) that were used to create the XIS-Mobile language, a non-trivial DSML defined as a UML profile for modeling mobile applications in a platform-independent way. These tools were evalu
ated considering a set of key criteria (namely learnability, usability, graphical completeness, validation support, transformation support, evolvability and interoperability) which show their suitability to develop non-trivial languages.
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