The Improvement of Coding Environment for Minor Programming Language PSL

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jike.202604220

Author(s)

Hao Miao

Affiliation(s)

School of Science and Engineering (SSE), The Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Abstract

A number of minor and domain-specific programming languages, abbreviated as DSLs, play critical roles in specialized industries. Yet due to small user bases, their users tend to suffer from poor IDE support. Paradox Sign Language, abbreviated as PSL, used widely in the Clausewitz Engine, exemplifies this: developers rely mostly on basic text editors, facing inefficiency and errors without modern coding aids. This research designs, implements, and evaluates a new text editor for PSL to provide syntax awareness and code comprehension. An empirical evaluation compares the system against baseline editing workflows in task completion time, correctness, and perceived usability among PSL users. Results indicate the approach reduces manual effort in structure writing, image registration, and animation sequencing-demonstrating that the correct tooling can significantly improve productivity, even for low-resource languages.

Keywords

Domain-Specific Languages; Paradox Sign Language; Development Environment

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