As part of the cooperation with the Information Systems Institute of the University of Leipzig, Rüdiger Schilling and Cord Giese gave guest lectures at the University of Leipzig; the focus was on Delta's core technologies for the development and usage of code generators.

18 May 2010, Leipzig, Germany

The guest lectures dedicated to the topic "Generative Software-Entwicklung mit Frames" are part of the overall course "Software System Families and Product Lines" and took place on May 18th 2010 in Leipzig. The lectures were presented in German.

Starting with the idea of using frames and slots for the generation of software, Cord Giese explained the motivation of the generator company Delta to develop an individual language for it: the generator language ANGIE. He explicated in detail the differences between the frame/slot concept and the usage of conventional templates. After the introductory theory a practical exercise took place. The focus of this exercise was the usage of the ANGIE frame technique.

Rüdiger Schilling used the examples from the exercise to illustrate fundamental questions in conjunction with the development of code generators. In this case, the focus was on the usage of model-driven techniques for the development of flexibly applicable generators. Such generators may be model-driven in turn, thus able to be just configured for different usage areas. Using the tool HyperSenses, Schilling demonstrated by means of concrete examples, how model-driven and bottom-up methods can be used for the construction of powerful generators. The lecture closed with the first-time presentation of Delta’s new TextDSL technology.

Our Speakers: Rüdiger Schilling and Cord Giese

Rüdiger Schilling is the Managing director of Delta Software Technology GmbH. In this role he is responsible for the conceptual design and the application of generative software tools since more than twenty years. Model-driven development methods, automation techniques and domain-specific languages are main topics of his work.

Cord Giese is responsible for research and development in the area of generative base technologies at Delta Software Technology GmbH. He regularly presents research results at conferences and in publications. Currently his work is focused on new methods and technologies for the automation of software development.

Information Systems Institute at the University of Leipzig

The Information Systems Institute of the University of Leipzig is one of our most important research partners: besides a successful cooperation within the PESOA research project, a range of collaborative seminars and workshops about the topics generative programming, product lines and automation of software development has taken place.

The course "Software System Families and Product Lines" has been managed by Prof. Eisenecker. Many people interested in the area of the automation of software development know Prof. Eisenecker because of his book "Generative Programming". His research activities are dedicated to an increased automation of software development. The following topics are directly associated with this ambition: generative and model-based software development, software system families, domain-specific languages and generators.

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