Application of a Generator-Based Software Development Method Supporting Model Reuse
Abstract
Two important phases in the software development process of large systems are modeling and
coding of the system components and their interrelations. While the modeling phase is the
creative part and must be done manually, the coding phase should be automated. In this paper we
describe a generator-based software development method for large systems and an experimental
implementation of this method. Domain-specific base models are reused and customized to
application models for many projects within the domain. The application models are then input
to specialized, powerful code generators which produce most of the application's source code
automatically. Furthermore, we discuss the reuse potential of using and customizing common
base models and using domain- and component-specific code generators.
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