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A prototyping tool for graphical software engineering tools

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ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, Volume 12, Issue 4

Pages 45 - 51

https://doi.org/10.1145/37537.37545

Published: 01 October 1987 Publication History

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The paper introduces (1) a meta system, ERA Meta-Graph System, to define graphical modeling formalisms and to prototype their rule-based graphical editors, and (2) an example usage of the system to prototype some rule-based diagram editors for software designing process.

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[2] I. Miyamoto, et al, "A Graphical Support Environment for Productive Software Development", Tech. Report, ICS Dept, Univ. of Hawaii, 1986.

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Takeda KChin DMiyamoto I(1992)MERA: meta language for software engineeringProceedings Fourth International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering10.1109/SEKE.1992.227912(495-502)Online publication date: 1992
https://doi.org/10.1109/SEKE.1992.227912

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A prototyping tool for graphical software engineering tools
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software development process management
      1. Software development methods
        Rapid application development
    2. Software development techniques
      1. Software prototyping

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ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes Volume 12, Issue 4

Oct. 1987

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ISSN:0163-5948

DOI:10.1145/37537

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Peter G. Neumann

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Khan (1994)Design extraction by adiabatic multi-perspective abstractionProceedings International Conference on Software Maintenance ICSM-9410.1109/ICSM.1994.336775(191-200)Online publication date: 1994
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Takeda KChin DMiyamoto I(1992)MERA: meta language for software engineeringProceedings Fourth International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering10.1109/SEKE.1992.227912(495-502)Online publication date: 1992
https://doi.org/10.1109/SEKE.1992.227912

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