Applying object-orientation and aspect-orientation in teaching domain-specific language implementation

Authors:
Xiaoqing Wu;Barrett Bryant;Jeff Gray;Marjan Mernik
Affiliations:
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL;The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL;The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL;University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
Venue:
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Year:
2005

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Abstract

In traditional compiler design and programming language courses, the complexity required for a successful implementation of the course project is often a major obstacle for many students. This is especially true for courses focused on the design and implementation of domain-specific languages, where the language evolves constantly. This paper describes an approach that allows students to modularize the language constructs of a compiler using object-orientation (OO) and aspect-orientation (AO). Compared to traditional methods used in compiler projects, such a modular design can help students to improve the comprehensibility and changeability of their implementation, leading to a decrease in the overall complexity.