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An Approach to Generating Program Code in Quickly Evolving Environments

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In model-driven engineering (MDE) program code generators are used to generate program code from abstract program models, thus bringing the final code closer to program specification and saving time that would be spent in coding. Current approach to program code generation from abstract program models does not work well in quickly evolving environments due to the large amount of work that is required to fully prepare and maintain program code generator. This chapter presents analysis of current approach to program code generation and presents an alternative approach tailored for generating program code in quickly evolving environments by using self-configuring program code generator.

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    This work is supported by Lithuanian State Science and Studies Foundation according to High Technology Development Program Project VeTIS, Reg.No. B-07042

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  1. Department of Information Systems, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania

    Linas Ablonskis

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  1. Dept. Computer Science, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

    George Angelos Papadopoulos

  2. College of Business & Economics, Dept. Information Technology &, Boise State University, Univesity Dr. 1910, Boise, 83725-1615, Idaho, USA

    Wita Wojtkowski

  3. College of Business & Economics, Dept. Information Technology &, Boise State University, Univesity Dr. 1910, Boise, 83725-1615, Idaho, USA

    Gregory Wojtkowski

  4. Dep. of Information Systems, University of Gdansk, 81-824 Sopot,Polska ul. Armii, Krajowej, 119121, Poland

    Stanislaw Wrycza

  5. University of Maribor, Presernova 11, Kranj, 4000, Slovenia

    Jože Zupancic

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Ablonskis, L. (2009). An Approach to Generating Program Code in Quickly Evolving Environments. In: Papadopoulos, G., Wojtkowski, W., Wojtkowski, G., Wrycza, S., Zupancic, J. (eds) Information Systems Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/b137171_27

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