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DSLs with Groovy

Saager Mhatre

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github.com/dexterous

code.google.com/u/saager.mhatre

saager.mhatre@gmail.com

thinkaround.blogspot.com

@dexterous

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The basic idea of a

domain specific languageis…

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…a computer languagethat's targeted to a particular kind of problem,

rather than a general purpose languagethat's aimed at any kind of software problem.

Martin Fowlerhttp://www.martinfowler.com/bliki/DomainSpecificLanguage.html

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… a computer programming languageof limited expressiveness

focused on a particular domain.Martin Fowler

Domain Specific Languages

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Chaar Banarasi Masala

Zardaa lagaa ke, Katri supaari

Tamaakhu jyaada, Gulkand kam

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http://ant.apache.org/manual/tutorial-HelloWorldWithAnt.html#enhance

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Excerpted from org.hamcrest.examples.junit4.ExampleWithAssertThat.java

Excerpted from http://code.google.com/p/logicalpractice-collections/wiki/GettingStarted

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the

popularity of DSLsis a result of…

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improved

developerproductivity

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better

domain-expertinteraction

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If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

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If a Groovy enthusiast talks DSL in a conference and no one is interested in it,

does it help the software community?

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If a Groovy enthusiast talks DSL in a conference and no one is interested in it,

does it help the software community?

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github.com/dexterous

code.google.com/u/saager.mhatre

saager.mhatre@gmail.com

thinkaround.blogspot.com

@dexterous