DESCRIPTION
Every domain of the business world, from sales to warehousing to
shipping, has a language all its own. A DSL, or domain specific
language, is a computer programming language that is created with a
particular domain in mind. Because it uses familiar terminology, and
because it is designed to be simple, a DSL can be used by nontechnical
business people to write or at least change existing programs.
DSLs are developed from normal programming languages, and the
examples in this book are about a subset of those that run on the Java
Virtual Machine, such as Java itself, Ruby, or Scala. DSLs in Action
uses real-world examples to thoroughly guide the reader through the
process of building a DSL.
KEY POINTS
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• In-depth techniques of DSL implementation.
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• Highly practical.
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• Uses real-life applications for illustration.
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• Author is a well-known DSL blogger and expert.
This book is written especially for developers familiar with JVM-based
languages, but many of the techniques presented will work in other
programming environments as well.
Debasish Ghosh
, Chief Technology Evangelist at Anshinsoft, is passionate
about programming languages and cooperative polyglotism. He has
developed systems using multiple JVM languages and has designed DSLs
using Java, Ruby, and Scala. Debasish is a senior member of the ACM and
an active blogger on programming techniques and languages.