Citation
A. Agrawal, G. Karsai, S. Neema, F. Shi, A. Vizhanyo. "The Design of a Language for Model Transformations". Journal on Software and System Modeling, 5(3):261-288, September 2006.

Abstract
Model-driven development of software systems envisions transformations applied in various stages of the development process. Similarly, the use of domain-specific languages also necessitates transformations that map domain-specific constructs into the constructs of an underlying programming language. Thus, in these cases, the writing of transformation tools becomes a first-class activity of the software engineer. This paper introduces a language that was designed to support implementing highly efficient transformation programs that perform model-to-model or model-to-code translations. The language uses the concepts of graph transformations and metamodeling, and is supported by a suite of tools that allow the rapid prototyping and realization of transformation tools.

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  A. Agrawal, G. Karsai, S. Neema, F. Shi, A. Vizhanyo.
  "The Design of a  Language for Model
  Transformations". <i>Journal on Software and
  System Modeling</i>, 5(3):261-288, September 2006.

• BibTeX

  @article{AgrawalKarsaiNeemaShiVizhanyo06_DesignOfLanguageForModelTransformations,
      author = {A. Agrawal and G. Karsai and S. Neema and F. Shi
                and A. Vizhanyo},
      title = {The Design of a  Language for Model Transformations},
      journal = {Journal on Software and System Modeling},
      volume = {5},
      number = {3},
      pages = {261-288},
      month = {September},
      year = {2006},
      abstract = {Model-driven development of software systems
                envisions transformations applied in various
                stages of the development process. Similarly, the
                use of domain-specific languages also necessitates
                transformations that map domain-specific
                constructs into the constructs of an underlying
                programming language. Thus, in these cases, the
                writing of transformation tools becomes a
                first-class activity of the software engineer.
                This paper introduces a language that was designed
                to support implementing highly efficient
                transformation programs that perform
                model-to-model or model-to-code translations. The
                language uses the concepts of graph
                transformations and metamodeling, and is supported
                by a suite of tools that allow the rapid
                prototyping and realization of transformation
                tools.},
      URL = {http://chess.eecs.berkeley.edu/pubs/277.html}
  }
  

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