Components and Generative Programming

This paper is about a paradigm shift from the current practice of manually searching for and adapting components and their manual assembly to Generative Programming, which is the automatic selection and assembly of components on demand. First, we argue that the current OO technology does not support reuse and configurability in an effective way. Then we show how a system family approach can aid in defining reusable components. Finally, we describe how to automate the assembly of components based on configuration knowledge. We

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1999
• Where: ESEC
• Authors: Krzysztof Czarnecki, Ulrich W. Eisenecker
• Keywords: Current Oo Technology, ESEC 1999, Manual Assembly, Paradigm Shift, Software Engineering