Title: A proposal for Domain-Specific Software Engineering
Speaker: Charles Consel

Slides: .ppt

Abstract:
Domain-Specific Software Engineering Traditionally, software development does not rely on an in-depth knowledge of the target domain. Instead, domain-specific knowledge is integrated in the software development process in an ad hoc and partial fashion, without much formal basis or tools. In doing so, software systems are takled in isolation, making conceptual or implementation factorization difficult. Yet, it is fundamental to observe that programs often belong to a family. In this family, they share commonalities and expose specific variations.

This talk advocates the key role of domain expertise in the development of members of a program family. In this situation, we believe that a domain-centered approach should not be limited to a specific development step or software layer. Instead, we propose a domain-centered approach that is a continuum between modeling, programming and implementation.