A Method for Aspect-oriented Meta-Model Evolution
Reiner Jung, Robert Heinrich, Eric Schmieders, Misha Strittmatter, Wilhelm Hasselbring · 2014
Long-living systems face many modifications and extensions over time due to changing technology and requirements. This causes changes in the models reflecting the systems, and subsequently in the underlying meta-models, as their structure and semantics are adapted to adhere these changes. Modifying meta-models requires adaptations in all tools realizing their semantics. This is a costly endeavor, especially for complex meta-models.