Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 1025444
Quality in use of domain-specific languages: a case study
Quality in use of domain-specific languages: a case study // Proceedings of the 3rd ACM SIGPLAN workshop on Evaluation and usability of programming languages and tools (PLATEAU)
Portland (OR), Sjedinjene Američke Države: The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2011. str. 65-72 doi:10.1145/2089155.2089170 (predavanje, međunarodna recenzija, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni)
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Naslov
Quality in use of domain-specific languages: a case study
(Quality in use of domain-specific languages)
Autori
Barišić, Ankica ; Amaral, Vasco ; Goulão, Miguel ; Barroca, Bruno
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni
Izvornik
Proceedings of the 3rd ACM SIGPLAN workshop on Evaluation and usability of programming languages and tools (PLATEAU)
/ - : The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2011, 65-72
ISBN
978-1-4503-1024-6
Skup
ACM Symposium on New Ideas in Programming and Reflections on Software, SPLASH 2011
Mjesto i datum
Portland (OR), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 22.10.2011. - 27.10.2011
Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje
Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija
Ključne riječi
domain-specific languages ; experimental software engineering ; language evaluation ; software language engineering ; usability
Sažetak
Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) are claimed to increment productivity, while reducing the required maintenance and programming expertise. In this context, DSLs usability is a key factor for its successful adoption.\nIn this paper, we propose a systematic approach based on User Interfaces Experimental validation techniques to assess the impact of the introduction of DSLs on the productivity of domain experts. To illustrate this evaluation approach we present a case study of a DSL for High Energy Physics (HEP).\nThe DSL on this case study, called Pheasant (PHysicist's EAsy Analysis Tool), is assessed in contrast with a pre-existing baseline, using General Purpose Languages (GPLs) such as C++. The comparison combines quantitative and qualitative data, collected with users from a real-world setting. Our assessment includes Physicists with programming experience with two profiles ; ones with no experience with the previous framework used in the project and other experienced.\nThis work's contribution highlights the problem of the absence of systematic approaches for experimental validation of DSLs. It also illustrates how an experimental approach can be used in the context of a DSL evaluation during the Software Languages Engineering activity, with respect to its impact on effectiveness and efficiency.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
Znanstvena područja
Računarstvo
