Rapid prototyping of web applications combining domain specific languages and model driven design

ABSTRACT

There have been several authoring methods proposed in the literature that are model based, essentially following the Model Driven Design philosophy. While useful, such methods need an effective way to allow the application designer to somehow synthesize the actual running application from the specification. In this paper, we describe HyperDe, an environment that combines Model Driven Design and Domain Specific Languages. We show the advantages of this combination to enable rapid authoring and prototyping of Web applications.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.4 Hypertext/Hypermedia
          Subjects: Theory

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.2 Design Tools and Techniques
          Subjects: Object-oriented design methods

  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.4 Hypertext/Hypermedia
          Subjects: Architectures

General Terms:
Design, Languages

Keywords:
hypermedia authoring, model-based designs