Title:		Frameworks Evolve to Domain-Specific Languages
Authors: 	Don Roberts and Ralph Johnson, University of Illinois
Contact:	Don Roberts
Email:		droberts@cs.uiuc.edu
Address:	Don Roberts
		Digital Computer Lab
		1304 W. Springfield Ave
		Urbana, IL 61801
Phone:		(217) 356-1003

Abstract:

Frameworks evolve from "white-box" to "black-box." As a framework 
becomes more "black-box", composing the objects that the framework 
comprises becomes more tedious, and tools (usually graphical) are 
developed to handle the composition. These tools become a formalism for 
describing the problem domain of the framework. This formalism can be 
considered a domain-specific graphical language. Its language-ness can 
be enhanced by the application of design patterns such as Wrappers, 
Reified Types, and Commands.