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Eclipse, Xtext, DSL

An open source policy language for Attribute-Stream Based Access Control (ASBAC)

This article discusses, how the Streaming Attribute Policy Language (SAPL) can be applied to realize complex authorization scenarios by formulating rules for access control in an easy to use policy language implemented using Xtext.

by Prof. Dr. Dominic Heutelbeck

8 min. reading time
Software Development, Tools, Language Engineering

Modelix and the Future of Language Engineering

We are developing Modelix, a new browser-based language workbench with real-time collaboration support and with MPS in the backend. In this post you will learn what drove us to this project, what the main architectural building blocks are and what the current ...

by Markus Völter

11 min. reading time
Model Viewer

Model Viewer Release 1.7.2

Model Viewer 1.7.2 is just out – here’s your quick overview of what we have improved!

by Svenja Wendler

1 min. reading time
itemis products, itemis CREATE, Software Development, Embedded

YAKINDU Statechart Tools 4.0 – State machines made easy

Information: YAKINDU Statechart Tools Is Now itemis CREATE It was already some time ago when we realized that YAKINDU Statechart Tools (YAKINDU Statechart Tools is now itemis CREATE) need a fundamental overhaul to facilitate the development of further features our ...

by Thomas Kutz

5 min. reading time
Eclipse, GEF, Software Development

Getting started with Eclipse GEF – the Mindmap Tutorial

The Eclipse Graphical Editing Framework is a toolkit to create graphical Java applications either integrated in Eclipse or standalone. The most common use of the framework is to develop diagram editors, like a simple Mindmap editor we will create in the GEF ...

by Tamas Miklossy

3 min. reading time
Eclipse, GEF, Software Development

After eight: How to set up Eclipse tool development with OpenJDK, GEF, and OpenJFX for newer Java versions

The article describes the solution to possible stumbling blocks in overcoming a transition from Oracle JDK to OpenJDK 11 in PDE development with GEF and JavaFX.

by Svenja Wendler

8 min. reading time
What is traceability?

Requirements traceability - benefits and challenges We want to motivate that with traceability you can achieve much more than just to prove the standard compliance of your development process. This article explains what traceability is and how it can help you to ...

by Boris Holzer

9 min. reading time
Model Viewer

Update: Model Viewer 1.7.1

Model Viewer 1.7.1 is just out – here’s your quick overview of what we have improved!

by Svenja Wendler

2 min. reading time
DSL, knowledge management, business knowledge

Knowledge Management with DSLs

In this article, we're demonstrating how business knowledge can be turned into an explicit asset of your business. A key asset of your business is the knowledge you have built up. This knowledge is present in various forms. Such forms include business rules, ...

by Markus Völter

7 min. reading time
DSL, Software Development

MPS applications in the browser: Cloud MPS

A major shortcoming of MPS is that it requires client-side installation of a large Java application. In line with the general trend to move systems into the (public or private) cloud, it is clearly necessary to start down this path for MPS as well.

by Dr. Klaus Birken

2 min. reading time

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