Editing Automatic programming (section)

==Generative programming==
'''Generative programming''' and the related term [[Metaprogramming|meta-programming]]<ref>{{cite web
|quote=Generative programming, as a subdomain of meta-programming, describes the practice of writing programs that generate other programs as part of their execution.
|url=https://scala-lms.github.io/tutorials/01_overview.html
|title=About Generative Programming}}</ref> are concepts whereby programs can be written "to manufacture software components in an automated way"<ref>{{cite book
|quote=Generative Programming (GP) is an attempt to manufacture software components in an automated way by developing programs that synthesize other programs.
|author=P. Cointe |title=Unconventional Programming Paradigms
|volume=3566 |pages=315–325 |date=2005|doi=10.1007/11527800_24
|series=Lecture Notes in Computer Science |isbn=978-3-540-27884-9 |chapter=Towards Generative Programming }}</ref> just as automation has improved "production of traditional commodities such as garments, automobiles, chemicals, and electronics."<ref>{{cite web
|title=Generative Programming: Concepts and Experiences (GPCE) 
|url=http://www.sigplan.org/Conferences/GPCE}}</ref><ref>A conference of [[SIGPLAN]] on
this topic is planned for November 2018. Earlier/1970s attempts in this area included [[Yacc]]
and the related Lex programs.</ref>

The goal is to improve [[programmer]] productivity.<ref>James Wilcox, "[http://edgewatertech.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/paying-too-much-for-custom-application-implementation-code-generation/ Paying Too Much for Custom Application Development]", March 2011.</ref> It is often related to code-reuse topics such as [[component-based software engineering]].