Released: MetaEdit+ 4.5

Defining modeling languages graphically in the new MetaEdit+

Today we are releasing the latest version of MetaEdit+. Version 4.5 is stuffed with a lot of significant improvements compared to its predecessor, like to name a few of these:

• Graphical metamodeling (see above)
  
• A whole new generator definition system, that:
• instantly validates generator scripts
• provides a debugger for defined generators
• provides "live code": generated code links back to its original model objects for tracing
• allows you to build more powerful, better generators, faster
  
• Model, and metamodel import/export via XML
• An improved SOAP/WebServices-based API that provides access to models, metamodels and MetaEdit+ functionality
• More powerful metamodeling capabilities
• Symbol import in SVG & Bitmap formats
• A much improved modeling environment

To sum it all up, we clearly focused on allowing developers to obtain tool support for domain-specific languages faster and more conveniently. As an indication: Just for fun, yesterday I "equipped" MetaEdit+ from scratch with Use Case modeling in about 15 minutes. Try that with the visual studio DSL tools or the GMF framework from Eclipse and you'll grow a beard...a big one.

Additionally, our development team put in a big effort in opening MetaEdit+ up, allowing it to work via open-standard SOAP-Web Services, via ANY programming language with ANY tool.

To top it off, we now offer companies, their first license of the new MetaEdit+ Workbench (introductory license) at 150 Euro! Additional licenses carry our normal pricing. There is thus no reason to miss out on experiencing how much value, speed and convenience MetaEdit+ offers.