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Re:Why all the fuss with DSLs? Isn't it just "metalinguistic... by lisporama on Sunday September 30, 2007 @02:36PM (#61337)
Aren't embedded languages (languages built "on lisp") superior to DSL's? Embedded languages can integrate with each other seamlessly if need be... and they can be manipulated in terms of the parent language.
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Re:Why all the fuss with DSLs? Isn't it just "metalinguistic... by AllMighty on Monday October 01, 2007 @12:49AM (#61489)
Having access to the full power of the parent language can be a problem. This point is well articulated here: http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/leastPower.html
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Re:Why all the fuss with DSLs? Isn't it just "metalinguistic... by eru on Sunday September 30, 2007 @05:31PM (#61390)
I agree. It should be much easier to build a decent embedded lingo.
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