Although widely used in software engineering, metaprogramming is often misunderstood.
The researchers often disagree what concepts characterize metaprogramming. The …

In this paper we describe a type system for a generative mechanism that generalizes the
concept of generic types by combining it with a controlled form of reflection. This mechanism …

We propose Backstage Java (BSJ), a Java language extension which allows algorithmic,
contextually-aware generation and transformation of code. BSJ explicitly and concisely …

In the design phase of software development, the designer must make many fundamental
design decisions concerning the architecture of the system. Incorrect decisions are relatively …

The authors render runtime system adaptations by design-level concepts such that running
systems can be adapted and examined at a higher level of abstraction. The overall idea is to …

This paper gives an overview of the AP1 system, which is a platform for model-based CASE
tools. AP1 is a set of libraries and tools that support different activities in the software …

The dominant family of aspect-oriented programming (AOP) languages, namely the family of
languages based on the AspectJ model, provides aspects as a new abstraction mechanism …

We describe a type system for a generative mechanism that generalizes the concept of
generic types by combining it with a controlled form of reflection. This mechanism makes …

Modern programming languages provide extensive metaprogramming facilities. We
understand metaprogramming as the utilization and modification of available language …

Crosscutting is an inherent part of software development and can typically be managed
through modularization: A module's stable properties are defined in an interface while its …