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                  Little Languages -- Little Maintenance?

   Date:    27.11.97
   Time:    10:00
   Venue:   F013, WINS, UvA
   Speaker: Arie van Deursen
   Title:   Little Languages -- Little Maintenance?

   So-called   little  or  domain-specific  languages  (DSLs),  have  the
   potential  to  make  software  maintenance simpler: domain-experts can
   directly use the DSL to make required routine modifications.

   At  the  negative  side,  however, more substantial changes may become
   more  difficult: such changes may involve altering the domain-specific
   language.  This  will require compiler technology knowledge, which not
   every commercial enterprise has easily available.

   Based  on  experience  taken  from industrial practice, we discuss the
   role  of DSLs in software maintenance, the dangers introduced by using
   them,  and  techniques  for controlling the risks involved. In the PEM
   talk, I will particularly emphasize:
     * relevant topics from the software maintenance literature;
     * the relation to object-oriented frameworks;
     * the role of domain engineering;
     * areas for future research.

   The talk is based on:
     * Little Languages; Little Maintenance (with Paul Klint)
       Proc. POPL/DSL'97, Paris;
       submitted to Journal of Software Maintenance;
     * Domain-Specific Languages vs. Object-Oriented Frameworks;
       A Financial Engineering Case Study.
       Proc. STJA'97, Erfurt;
     * Research proposal ``Domain-Specific Languages'' (with Paul Klint)
       for the Telematica Top Instituut.
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