Polar

Domain-Specific Modeling (DSM) raises the level of abstraction beyond coding, making development faster and easier. When companies develop their own in-house DSM solution — domain-specific modeling languages and code generators — they often need to provide evidence that it gives better results than their current practice. We describe an approach applied at Polar to evaluate a DSM solution for developing embedded devices. The evaluation approach takes into account the objectives set for the creation of the DSM solution and collects data via controlled laboratory studies. The evaluation proved the benefits of the DSM solution: an increase of at least 750 % in developer productivity, and greatly improved quality of the code and development process. Categories and Subject Descriptors D.2.2 [Software Engineering] Design Tools and Techniques-user interfaces, state diagrams D.2.6 [Software Engineering