%0 Conference Paper %1 dashofy_infrastructure_2002 %A Dashofy, E. M %A van der Hoek, A. %A Taylor, R. N %B Proceedings of the 24rd International Conference on Software Engineering, 2002. ICSE 2002 %D 2002 %I IEEE %K Application Architecture Architecture; Buildings; Connectors; Costs; Electronic Impedance; Permission; Software Technological and applications; architectural architecture automation constructs; customizable description design experimentation; extension features; flexible hypermedia innovation; languages; markup mechanism methodology; modeling modular process; real-world research reusability; reusable software software; specification support tools; {ADLs}; {XML-based} %P 266--276 %T An infrastructure for the rapid development of XML-based architecture description languages %X Research and experimentation in software architectures over the past decade (1992-2002) have yielded a plethora of software architecture description languages (ADLs). Continuing innovation indicates that it is reasonable to expect more new ADLs, or at least ADL features. This research process is impeded by the difficulty and cost associated with developing new notations. An architect in need of a unique set of modeling features must either develop a new architecture description language from scratch or undertake the daunting task of modifying an existing language. In either case, it is unavoidable that a significant effort will be expended in building or adapting tools to support the language. To remedy this situation, we have developed an infrastructure for the rapid development of new architecture description languages. Key aspects of the infrastructure are its XML-based modular extension mechanism, its base set of reusable and customizable architectural modeling constructs, and its equally important set of flexible support tools. The paper introduces the infrastructure and demonstrates its value in the context of several real-world applications. %@ 1-58113-472-X

@inproceedings{dashofy_infrastructure_2002, abstract = {Research and experimentation in software architectures over the past decade (1992-2002) have yielded a plethora of software architecture description languages {(ADLs).} Continuing innovation indicates that it is reasonable to expect more new {ADLs}, or at least {ADL} features. This research process is impeded by the difficulty and cost associated with developing new notations. An architect in need of a unique set of modeling features must either develop a new architecture description language from scratch or undertake the daunting task of modifying an existing language. In either case, it is unavoidable that a significant effort will be expended in building or adapting tools to support the language. To remedy this situation, we have developed an infrastructure for the rapid development of new architecture description languages. Key aspects of the infrastructure are its {XML-based} modular extension mechanism, its base set of reusable and customizable architectural modeling constructs, and its equally important set of flexible support tools. The paper introduces the infrastructure and demonstrates its value in the context of several real-world applications.}, added-at = {2013-02-28T11:13:35.000+0100}, author = {Dashofy, E. M and van der Hoek, A. and Taylor, R. N}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/21464b246ecde6c0ce3fb8a5d9cf0f9da/fritzsolms}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the 24rd International Conference on Software Engineering, 2002. {ICSE} 2002}}, interhash = {db3f6176b1eb2ece2195718e72650c97}, intrahash = {1464b246ecde6c0ce3fb8a5d9cf0f9da}, isbn = {{1-58113-472-X}}, keywords = {Application Architecture Architecture; Buildings; Connectors; Costs; Electronic Impedance; Permission; Software Technological and applications; architectural architecture automation constructs; customizable description design experimentation; extension features; flexible hypermedia innovation; languages; markup mechanism methodology; modeling modular process; real-world research reusability; reusable software software; specification support tools; {ADLs}; {XML-based}}, lccn = {0207}, month = may, pages = {266--276}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, timestamp = {2013-02-28T11:13:45.000+0100}, title = {{An infrastructure for the rapid development of {XML-based} architecture description languages}}, year = 2002 }