Category: Xtext
Xtext has a simple and easy to use referencing mechanism. When a DSL needs that an element reference another one, you simply declare: Variable: typeref=[Type] name=ID ";" ; Let's say now that you want to property of the Type, instead of the… more »
I just want to continue illustrating how easy it is to create meaningful semantics with a tool like Xtext. I just want to show how important it is to not reify these semantics behind the anemic semantics of a traditional programming language, OO based or… more »
The prevalent programming model today is OO. Whatever you do, you'll end up writing some classes in some form of (light or heavy) container which offer a series of APIs (OO based of course) to simplify application development depending on the type of app… more »
It is no secret, I really like Xtext and Xtext 1.0 is spectacular. For some reason I thought they had removed a key feature of Xtext, the ability to include metadata from one file to another. No, it is still there, just buried in the documentation (Secti… more »
Eclipse Helios was released this morning along with XText 1.0. XText is opening a new era in solution construction. An era where solutions can be described independently of the technologies and architecture used to implement them. We will no longer dep… more »
