Code reuse in computer language development is an open research problem. Feature-oriented programming is a vision of computer programming in which features can be implemented separately, and then combined to build a variety of software products; the idea of combining feature orientation and language development is relatively recent. Many frameworks for modular language development have been proposed during the years, but, although there is a strong connection between modularity and feature-orientation development, only few of these frameworks provide primitives to combine these two concepts. This work presents a model of modular language development that is directed towards feature orientation. We describe its implementation in the Neverlang framework. The model has been evaluated through several experiences: among the others, we present a code generator for a state machine language, that we use as a means to compare to other state-of-the-art frameworks, and a JavaScript interpreter implementation that further illustrates the capabilities of our solution.
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES À LA CARTE / E. Vacchi ; advisor: W. Cazzola. DIPARTIMENTO DI INFORMATICA, 2015 Mar 13. 27. ciclo, Anno Accademico 2014. [10.13130/vacchi-edoardo_phd2015-03-13].
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES À LA CARTE
E. Vacchi
2015
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Code reuse in computer language development is an open research problem. Feature-oriented programming is a vision of computer programming in which features can be implemented separately, and then combined to build a variety of software products; the idea of combining feature orientation and language development is relatively recent. Many frameworks for modular language development have been proposed during the years, but, although there is a strong connection between modularity and feature-orientation development, only few of these frameworks provide primitives to combine these two concepts. This work presents a model of modular language development that is directed towards feature orientation. We describe its implementation in the Neverlang framework. The model has been evaluated through several experiences: among the others, we present a code generator for a state machine language, that we use as a means to compare to other state-of-the-art frameworks, and a JavaScript interpreter implementation that further illustrates the capabilities of our solution.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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