Dialecting

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Dialects are domain specific sub-languages of a programming language or a data exchange language. (See also Reflection, Metaprogramming and Language oriented programming.) A language supporting this paradigm encourages users to create new dialects for specific problematic domains.

[edit] Languages

• REBOL
• XL

[edit] See also

Model Driven Engineering (MDE) Model-driven architecture (MDA) Domain-specific modelling (DSM) Modeling language Data transformation Transformation language (TL) XML transformation language (XTL) Model Transformation Language (MTL) Semantic translation Vocabulary-based transformation Data mapping Metadata Modeling perspectives

Model-based testing (MBT) Eclipse GMT Project MOF Queries/Views/Transformations (QVT) MOF Concept programming Language oriented programming (LOP) Generative programming (GP) Intentional Programming (IP) Code generation Software factory Metamodel Metamodeling Metamodeling technique

Domain Specific Language (DSL) XMI Object-oriented analysis and design (OOAD) Modeling language Semantic spectrum Class-Responsibility-Collaboration card (CRC) UML