Object-oriented programming using C++ classes is established practice in the general programming community and is beginning in computer music applications (Chaudhary, Freed et al. 1988; Chaudhary 1998). However, large components of computer music systems are still commonly written in the C programming language, either because object-orientation is felt unnecessary or more often because of effic...

Language-orientated programming promises to elevate programmer productivity through increased abstraction capabilities. Structural programming environments provide apparatus to reduce the difficulties with syntax. The language workbench, a conceptual combination of these two approaches, is a comparatively novel approach to software development and has so far been attempted only in dynamic-dispa...

Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) is a programming paradigm that supports the modular implementation of crosscutting concerns. Thereby, AOP improves the maintainability, reusability, and configurability of software in general. Although already popular in the Java domain, AOP is still not commonly used in conjunction with C/C++. For a broad adoption of AOP by the software industry, it is crucial...

Language-orientated programming promises to elevate programmer productivity through increased abstraction capabilities. Structural programming environments provide apparatus to reduce the difficulties with syntax. The language workbench, a conceptual combination of these two approaches, is a comparatively novel approach to software development and has so far been attempted only in dynamic-dispa...