NILO: um modelo de processo de software para o desenvolvimento de linguagens de programação

Abstract

In Software Engineering, approaches based on methods, methodologies, or processes are widely employed to guide the definition, design, evaluation, and maintenance of systems. However, when the focus shifts to programming languages, the landscape is different: although the literature recognizes the evolutionary nature of these languages, there is a noticeable scarcity of systematized processes equivalent to those found in traditional software engineering. This absence of structured models entails significant challenges, particularly in the long-term maintenance and evolution of languages. To mitigate this problem, this work proposes NILO, an iterative and incremental process model designed to systematically guide the development of programming languages. Additionally, the feasibility of its phases and artifacts is validated through a case study.