Notation
Notation is a defined system of symbols and textual or visual conventions for representing information.
Building User-Friendly DSLs
A system of symbols and textual or visual conventions for representing information in a language.
- How it is used
- Represents DSL content for domain experts and provides the visual frontend of a Domain IDE.
- How deep it goes
- Explains notation forms, visual building blocks, projections, and editor boundaries, but defers detailed editor implementation.
- Examples
- Uses boxology, icons, tables, textual tokens, web-linked attributes, and document-like car-rental content as examples.
- What you can do after
- Build a projection that renders DSL content in a web browser and extend it into an editor.
Architecture Modernization: Socio-technical alignment of software, strategy, and structure
Notation is a defined system of symbols, conventions, or visual marks for representing information.
- How it is used
- Supports collaborative process modeling by making people, systems, actions, events, policies, information, and uncertainty discussable.
- How deep it goes
- Defines symbol meanings and some sequencing rules, then demonstrates them through contract-approval and prescription-validation workflows.
- Examples
- Uses contract approval, prescription validation, sticky notes, pictographic icons, sequence numbers, and workflow diagrams as teaching examples.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via EventStorming or Domain Storytelling to map workflows and expose missing knowledge or improvement opportunities.
Related concepts
- domain-specific languagepart of · A domain-specific language is a specialized language, notation, or terminology tailored to express concepts and tasks within a particular subject domain.
- projectionimplemented by · A projection is a mapping or operation that produces a selected or derived representation of an input, often by retaining specified components or mapping it to a subspace.
- visualizationproduces · Visualization is the representation of data, information, or concepts in visual form to support inspection, interpretation, analysis, or communication.
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