DSL Tools Futures Workshop

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DSL Tools Futures Workshop

• Gareth Jones - Developer
• Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Architects

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Agenda

• Rules of the road
• Version one feature set recap
• Build topic list and create groups
• Groupwork
• Identify V1 unaddressed scenarios requirements
• Identify new feature requests
• Prioritise new feature requests
• Groups present results
• Summary

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Rules of the Road

• Hopefully obvious
• The session is undertaken under the terms of the
  Design Preview Agreement

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V1 Feature Set

• Full visual design of all aspects of a DSL
• Presentation
• Domain model
• Mapping
• Serialisation
• Rich notation
• Images, Geometries, Compartments, Ports,
  Decorators
• Connector routing and layout
• Swim lanes
• DSL for any domain model that can be designed
• Rich mapping between model and shapes
• Model Explorer and properties grid
• Tolerant domain-specific serialisation
• Rich and usable domain model API
• Template-driven artefact generation

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Define Group Topics

• Split into groups
• Candidate group topic areas
• Richer notation
• Richer domain models
• Multi-view, multi-file models, cross referencing
• Model-model mapping and transformation
• Artefact generation and synchronisation
• Other design surfaces, e.g. Forms, Trees, WPF
• Designer-plug-ins and extensibility
• Other pieces of VS UI, e.g. ToolWindows, Toolbars
• Team System integration
• Non technical, e.g. licensing, deployment options
• Your suggestions?

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Group Session

• 20 Minutes on your topic area
• Identify V1 unaddressed scenarios requirements
• Identify new feature requests
• Prioritise new feature requests
• What is your groups 'One Message' for Microsoft?
• Groups present feedback
• 5 minutes each

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Summary

• What were the top priorities and messages?
• Is there a next step for this community?

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Contact Details

• Gareth Jones
• Gareth.Jones_at_microsoft.com
• Stuart Kent
• stukent_at_microsoft.com