Evolving a DSL Implementation

Abstract. Domain Specific Languages (DSLs) are small languages designed for use in a specific domain. DSLs typically evolve quite radically throughout their lifetime, but current DSL implementation approaches are often clumsy in the face of such evolution. In this paper I present a case study of an DSL evolving in its syntax, semantics, and robustness, implemented in the Converge language. This shows how real-world DSL implementations can evolve along with changing requirements.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: GTTSE
• Authors: Laurence Tratt
• Keywords: Domain Specific Languages, DSL Implementation Approaches, Dsl Implementations, GTTSE 2007, Software Engineering