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Design patterns for open tool integration

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Design tool integration is a highly relevant area of software engineering that can greatly improve the efficiency of development processes. Design patterns have been widely recognized as important contributors to the success of software systems. This paper describes and compares two large-grain, architectural design patterns that solve specific design tool integration problems. Both patterns have been implemented and used in real-life engineering processes.

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    Gabor Karsai, Andras Lang & Sandeep Neema

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Karsai, G., Lang, A. & Neema, S. Design patterns for open tool integration. Softw Syst Model 4, 157–170 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10270-004-0073-y

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