------------------------------------------------ Workshop on Generative Programming 2002 (GP2002) ------------------------------------------------ Austin (Texas), April 15, 2002 http://www.cwi.nl/GP2002 (extended) Submission deadline: February 28, 2002 Satelite of the 7th International Conference on Software Reuse (ICSR7) Background ---------- The goal of generative programming is to replace manual search, adaptation, and assembly of components with the automatic generation of needed components on demand. Generative technology has been in practical use for decades (e.g., compiler development, application generation, automatic configuration management, preprocessing, meta-programming). However, developing new domain-specific languages (DSLs), application generators, and component generators has been extremely hard, as it requires being knowledgeable and experienced both in language design and compiler development. Recent developments such as XML technologies and template meta-programming revived the interest in generative programming by making it more accessible to developers. Objectives ---------- The workshop aims to bring together practitioners, researchers, academics, and students to discuss the state-of-the-art of generative techniques and their impact on software reuse. The goal is to share experience, consolidate successful techniques, and identify the most promising application areas and open issues for future work. Topics of interest ------------------ * impact of generative techniques on component-based development and software reuse. * assessing risks and benefits of deploying generative techniques; * maintenance of generators. * reuse of generic components, generators, generator components, configuration languages, and other generative programming assets across boundaries of projects and/or organizations. * styles of generative programming (application generators, generators based on XML technologies, template languages (e.g., JSP), template meta-programming, transformational systems, intentional languages, aspects, subjects, etc), particularly their uses and limitations. * generation of code artifacts, such as application logic, UIs, database schemas, and middleware integration. * generation of non-code artifacts such as test cases, documentation, tutorials, and help systems. * capturing configuration knowledge, for example, in DSLs, and extensible languages. * influence on software architecture (e.g., building and customizing frameworks and applying patterns). * testing generic and generative models. * industrial applications of generative technology. Submissions ----------- Potential participants are asked to submit a two-page position paper detailing their experience with generative techniques, their perspective on one or more of the above topics, and their planned contribution to the workshop. We seek concrete case studies, and potential topics of discussion in order to ground the workshop in real-world issues. Please mail your submission (in PDF or PS) to Joost Visser (Joost.Visser@cwi.nl) by February 28, 2002. Important Dates --------------- * Workshop submission deadline: February 28, 2002 * Notification of acceptance: March 14, 2002 * Workshop at ICSR7: April 15, 2002 Workshop format --------------- The workshop will aim to foster discussion and interaction rather than presentations. Presentations will serve to introduce a case study, provoke discussion by presenting a controversial point of view, or introduce new points of view. However, all participants will be given a chance to make a short presentation. All accepted position papers will be published on the workshop page prior to the workshop and the participants will be asked to read the papers prior to the workshop. Tentative schedule ------------------ Morning session: * Introductory talk on GP by the organizers. * First block of presentations, each consisting of a 10 minute talk by the author of an accepted paper followed by 5 minutes of answering questions from the audience. The questions are meant only for clarification; discussion is postponed to the afternoon sessions. * Second block of presentations. Afternoon session: * Short invited talk. * Pro-and-contra session where each paper is discussed by two volunteers that defend opposing views. The audience is invited to provide additional arguments. * Open discussion session aimed at identifying and summarizing open issues and topics for future work. Dissemination of results ------------------------ The results of the workshop will be summarized in a workshop report. The workshop report and the position papers will be available form the workshop website after the workshop. Related events -------------- Past incarnations of this workshop: 1. Generative Programming at ECOOP in Budapest (June 2001). http://www.generative-programming.org/ecoop-workshop.html 2. Generative Programming at OOPSLA in Tampa (October 2001). http://www.generative-programming.org/oopsla01-workshop.html Conferences and workshops on related topics: 1. Workshop on Generative Techniques for Product Lines. Held at the First Software-Product Line Conference (SPCL1) in Denver (August 2000) and at ICSE in Toronto (May 2001). 2. International Conference on Generative and Component-Based Software Engineering (GCSE). Held in Erfurt, Germany (September 1999, October 2000, September 2001) Organizing committee -------------------- Joost Visser - CWI, The Netherlands, Joost.Visser@cwi.nl Merijn de Jonge - CWI, The Netherlands Ted Biggerstaff - USA Craig Cleaveland - independent software consultant, USA Krzysztof Czarnecki - DaimlerChrysler Research, Germany Andre van der Hoek - University of California, USA Stan Jarzabek - National University of Singapore, Singapore Shriram Krishnamurthi - Brown University, USA