Taxonomy Of Generation And Configuration Approaches

Software Variability Management

The problem that the various approaches are trying to solve is to deal with variability in software systems.

• Domain analysis?
• Feature models
• Software product lines
• Feature-oriented programming

Component Frameworks and Composition Mechanisms

• Component systems
• Architecture systems
• Workflow systems
• Invasive Software Composition
• Component deployment

Domain and Model Driven Approaches

• Model driven architecture

Domain Specific Languages and Generators

• Domain specific languages
• Syntax macros
• Program Synthesis
• Generative programming
• Application Generators
• The GenVoca model and Ppp
• Active libraries and domain specific optimization
• Attribute Programming
• Intentional Programming
• Extensible Languages

Interpreters and Partial Evaluation

• Partial evaluators
• Template meta-programming
• Multi stage programming
• Dynamic code generation
• Reflective languages

Open Compilers

Separation of Concerns

• Adaptive programming
• Aspect Oriented programming
• Subject Oriented Programming
• Hyperspace Programming
• Strategic programming
• Generic programming

Program Transformation

• Program optimization
• Program instrumentation
• Invasive software composition