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The What and Why of Domain-Specific Languages

From Domain-Specific Languages Made Easy by Meinte Boersma

A domain-specific language is a software language that allows domain experts to capture their knowledge in a precise enough way to make that executable.

The following article is a standalone excerpt from the opening chapter of my book Domain-Specific Languages Made Easy for Manning Publications. This book is going to be available spring 2021, but is already part of the Manning Early Access…