DSL for the Uninitiated.

The article discusses domain-specific programming languages (DSLs) and how they can smooth communications in a software project between those developing the software and the eventual business users. Topics covered include fundamentals of domain modeling, designing a DSL, the benefits and disadvantag...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 54; no. 7; pp. 44 - 51
Main Author: GHOSH, DEBASISH
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Jul2011
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        Domain-specific programming languages
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        Securities trading
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