Tag: Perl

Strings are a Domain-Specific Language ◰ 2006-05-27 17:11
Code: assembly, C, Perl, Python, Ruby
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Question: Isn’t a domain-specific language just the same thing as a library?

Source: Pretty much everyone the first time they hear of DSLs.

Answer: No, a DSL is much more than a library, and I have an example that won’t make you say, “Well, sure, if you’re doing something that esoteric…”