ePub WU Institutional Repository A Catalog of Reusable Design Decisions for Developing UML/MOF-based Domain-specific Modeling Languages Mark (2014) A Catalog of Reusable Design Decisions for Developing UML/MOF-based Domain-specific Modeling Languages. A Catalog of Reusable Design Decisions for Developing UML/MOF-based Domain-specic Modeling Languages *

Bernhard Hoisl, Stefan Sobernig, Mark Strembeck, Sobernig, Stefan Strembeck, Bernhard Hoisl, Stefan Sobernig, Mark Strembeck
2016 unpublished
In model-driven development (MDD), domain-specic modeling languages (DSMLs) act as a communication vehicle for aligning the requirements of domain experts with the needs of software engineers. With the rise of the UML as a de facto standard, UML/MOF-based DSMLs are now widely used for MDD. This paper documents design decisions collected from 90 UML/MOF-based DSML projects. These recurring design decisions were gained, on the one hand, by performing a systematic literature review (SLR) on the
more » ... elopment of UML/MOF-based DSMLs. Via the SLR, we retrieved 80 related DSML projects for review. On the other hand, we collected decisions from developing ten DSML projects by ourselves. The design decisions are presented in the form of reusable decision records, with each decision record corresponding to a decision point in DSML development processes. Furthermore, we also report on frequently observed (combinations of) decision options as well as on associations between options which may occur within a single decision point or between two decision points. This collection of decision-record documents targets decision makers in DSML development (e.g., DSML engineers, software architects, domain experts).
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