Abstract

  This paper argues that the 5^th generation of programming languages will be modelware, i.e. programming will be replaced by modeling, which will significantly boost productivity and reduce errors, as there are already powerful tools that automatically translate conceptual models into programs of the 3^rd and 4^th generations.

Keywords: Modelware; Model-Driven Development; 5^th Generation Programming Languages; Conceptual Models; The (Elementary) Mathematical Data Model; MatBase

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Citation

Citation: Christian Mancas. “On Modelware as the 5th Generation of Programming Languages”.Acta Scientific Computer Sciences 2.9 (2020): 24-26.

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Copyright: © 2020 Christian Mancas. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.