
Xsemble Release 2.5: Component Parameterization + Ease of Getting Started + More
We are happy to present Xsemble release 2.5. It is an important milestone. The main improvements are in terms of ease of getting started and support for parameterization. We shall cover the changes at a conceptual level below, as well as some important points about migrating from a previous release. Support for Parameterization In this release, we introduce Parameterization. Parameterization is a very powerful concept. Parameters can be likened to the switches or knobs on appliances. Just like the switches and knobs can control the behavior of appliances, the parameters can be used to control the behavior of component instances or layers in a software application. The way different radio boxes can tune to different radio stations, different parameter settings can control the behavior of each node separately -- even…