Using MetaScribe to prototype a UML to C++/Ada95 code generator

The use of program generation from graphical representations like UML is increasing in software projects. The notion of hypergenericity is being posited to improve program generators. This paper presents MetaScribe, a tool designed to build program generators, which provides guidelines to program generator designers and has enhanced facilities for reusability. An example illustrates the use of MetaScribe: the construction of program generators from UML class diagrams to C++ and Ada95.