InfoWorld

Creating DSLs in Java, Part 1: What is a domain-specific language?

If you’ve ever written a makefile or designed a Web page with CSS, you’ve already encountered a DSL, or domain-specific language. DSLs are small, expressive programming languages custom designed for ...
Computerworld

Ruby, DSLs and the free lunch that was not so free

About a decade ago, the world of IT underwent a period of language creation hype. At the center of that hype was XML. The power attributed to XML stemmed in large part from the fact that it was not a ...
SD Times

MIT CSAIL researchers develop tool for creating domain-specific languages

Researchers at the MIT CSAIL have just launched a new tool, BuildIt, designed to make it easier for developers to create their own programming languages. According to MIT CSAIL, many programming ...
EDN

UML versus Domain Specific Languages

With C++ ="font-weight:> and Java failing to deliversignificantly improved developer productivity over their predecessors,it's no surprise that around 40% of developers are already using or ...
InfoWorld

Creating DSLs in Java, Part 4: Where metaprogramming matters

In this final article in the Creating DSLs in Java series, Venkat Subramaniam lets you see for yourself why JVM-compatible languages such as Scala, Groovy, and JRuby are better suited to creating ...
TheServerSide

Java DSLs

When an exception occurs in your Java code, you can log it or you can rethrow it -- but don't do both. Here's why you must avoid that exception handling antipattern. Continue Reading ...