This is a talk on DSL purpose, design, and construction. There’s a lot of FUD for and against DSL’s, and hopefully this presentation will cut through a lot of the B.S. and present the costs and benefits in a straightforward and intellectually honest manner with a pinch of sarcastic humor and a dash of LOLCATS. It’ll kick off with a discussion of what a DSL is and isn’t, the distinction between internal and external DSL’s, and what benefits these little languages confer to the users. Next, I’l...
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