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Everything about Xtext

Open-source software framework

Xtext is an open-source software framework for developing programming languages and domain-specific languages (DSLs). Unlike standard parser generators, Xtext generates not only a parser, but also a class model for the abstract syntax tree, as well as providing a fully featured, customizable Eclipse-based IDE. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: XtextA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: Zhongguo ge yao ji chengThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: Development and evolution of Xtext-based DSLs on GitHub: an empirical investigationCited 4 times
  4. Go sideways: XtendA closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: Domain-specific languageA closely related topic

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