An Overview of Domain-Specific Language Research

Domain-specific languages (DSLs) are emerging as an important paradigm for engineering large reliable software systems. They are used in Software Engineering in order to enhance quality, flexibility and timely delivery of software systems by taking the advantages of specific properties of a particular application domain. This paper explores the DSL research areas like existing DSL design methodology, DSL Patterns, DSL evaluation methods, recent trends in DSL and the issues related to the development of DSL.