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by emiliobumachar 361 days ago
Okay, I'm more then halfway through and still don't get what DSL is an acronym for. Any light?
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Domain Specific Language. It's when you invent a tiny programming language with nouns and verbs that are appropriate for some niche. Like maybe for eg wedding planning you wouldn't use json or yaml, but some custom format that lets users define people and who has to sit where and where they can't sit without being professional programmers.