Ontological extension to the MOF metamodel as a basis for code generation

Computer Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-115

  Gitzel, Ralf ^a   Ott, Ingo ^a   Schader, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Code generation; MDA; Metamodeling; MOF extension; Ontological metamodeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METADATA;

CODE GENERATION; METAMODELING; NON-LINEAR METAMODELLING; ONTOLOGICAL METAMODELING;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

EID: 33845660451     PISSN: 00104620     EISSN: 14602067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/comjnl/bxl052     Document Type: Article

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