Re:Little Languages Are the Future of Programming
by oscarb92 on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @10:51AM
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I am very familiar with DSLs but had not heard them called "little languages". I cannot say I find it fitting as it makes me think more of languages with reduced syntax or semantics.
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Re:Little Languages Are the Future of Programming
by giraffe_lady on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @10:54AM
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I haven't done any research on this but I suspect that usage predates "DSL," or at least was popular before the term DSL was widely known and used for it. I mostly see "little language" used in older sources, mid-90s or earlier.
It seems to be making a comeback though! I prefer it too. It's not really more descriptive than DSL but it's not much less, and is less jargony and just cuter.
Re:Little Languages Are the Future of Programming
by radiator on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @12:10PM
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This seems corect.
The AWK Programming Language, 1988, Chapter 6: Little Languages
https://archive.org/details/pdfy-MgN0H1joIoDVoIC7/page/n11/m...