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| <p style="margin:3px;">August 2014</p> |
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| <p style="color:#7036be;font-size:16px; margin-bottom:2px;margin-top:2px;"><b>Creating your own language with Xtext</b></p> |
| <p style="font-size:12px; margin-bottom:1px;">This month we're all about <a style="color:#7036be" target="_blank" href="http://www.eclipse.org/Xtext/">Xtext</a>, a framework for creating your own programming language and domain-specific language. Stay tuned for Xtext 2.7, which will be released on September 2! Find out what's <a style="color:#7036be" target="_blank" href="https://www.eclipse.org/Xtext/releasenotes.html">new and noteworthy</a>. </a></p> |
| <p style="font-size:12px; margin-bottom:1px;">This newsletter includes four articles written by experts. They'll show you how to: |
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| <li>Develop domain-specific languages with Xtext</li> |
| <li>Test DSLs with Xpect</li> |
| <li>Build Xtext languages with Maven and Gradle</li> |
| <li>Integrate Xtext with an FXDiagram framework</li> |
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| <p style="font-size:12px; margin-bottom:1px;">Don't forget to register for <a style="color:#7036be" target="_blank" href="http://www.eclipsecon.org/europe2014/registration">EclipseCon Europe</a>. The early registration deadline is October 1.</p> |
| <p style="font-size:12px; margin-bottom:1px;">Roxanne<br/>Editor<br/>@roxannejoncas</p> |
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| <p style="color:#7036be; font-size:14px; margin-bottom:3px;"><b><a style="color:#7036be;" href="http://www.eclipse.org/community/eclipse_newsletter/2014/august/article1.php">Developing Domain-Specific Languages with Xtext</a></b></p> |
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| <td valign="top">Eclipse Xtext is a framework that makes developing DSLs a breeze. Find out how! |
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| <p style="color:#7036be; font-size:14px; margin-bottom:3px;"><b><a style="color:#7036be;" href="http://www.eclipse.org/community/eclipse_newsletter/2014/august/article2.php">Testing DSLs - Introduction to Xpect</a></b></p> |
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| <td valign="top">When developing a language, one usually needs to test a myriad of cases. Xpect simplifies this by turning documents of your language into test cases and by integrating domain experts into the processes of reviewing and writing tests. |
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| <p style="color:#7036be; font-size:14px; margin-bottom:3px;"><b><a style="color:#7036be;" href="http://www.eclipse.org/community/eclipse_newsletter/2014/august/article3.php">Building Xtext Languages with Maven and Gradle</a></b></p> |
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| <td valign="top">Learn how to create a Maven build for your Xtext Languages and how to consume the resulting Maven artifacts from other projects, using Maven and Gradle. |
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| <p style="color:#7036be; font-size:14px; margin-bottom:3px;"><b><a style="color:#7036be;" href="http://www.eclipse.org/community/eclipse_newsletter/2014/august/article4.php">Graphical Views for Xtext</a></b></p> |
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| <td valign="top">Discover how to implement a diagram for your Xtext-based language, such as FXDiagram. |
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