Guest Editors' Introduction: What Kinds of Nails Need a Domain-Specific Hammer?

  • Authors:
  • Jonathan Sprinkle;Marjan Mernik;Juha-Pekka Tolvanen;Diomidis Spinellis

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Arizona;University of Maribor;MetaCase;Athens University of Economics and Business

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Software
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Domain-specific techniques provide a high-level specification for software systems. The technology's foundations have been developed over the last few years. However, domain-specific techniques aren't a panacea, and deciding whether investment in them is merited is an important step in understanding their benefits.