I think the chapter on binary data types in PCL is a reasonable example of a certain kind of DSL. Is this whole book about DSLs? I'll be interested to see it. And glad they're getting at least one Lisper.
-Peter On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:32 AM, Didier Verna <did...@lrde.epita.fr> wrote: > > Dear friends, > > I'm starting to write a chapter for an upcoming book on domain specific > languages. The chapter is called (tentatively): > > Extensible languages -- blurring the distinction between DSLs and GPLs > > GPL meaning General Purpose Language in this context ;-) > > > My intention is to demonstrate how the task of implementing a DSL is > made easier when it boils down to an extension or subset of your > original GPL (hence reusing its infrastructure), instead of being a > totally different language, only written on top of the other. > > Obviously, I'm going to illustrate this with Common Lisp, and I intend > to speak of dynamicity (not only dynamic typing, but in general all > things that can be deferred to the run-time), introspection, > intersession, structural or procedural reflexivity, meta-object > protocols (not sure about this one), macro systems and JIT-compilation. > Also, more specifically to Lisp, reader macros (compiler macros maybe?), > the condition system (and its ability to *not* unwind) and restarts. > > > Right now, I would like to know if any of you have DSL "pearls", nice > examples of DSLs that you have written in Lisp by using some of its > features in a clever or elegant way. I would also gladly accept any > point of view or comment on what's important to mention, in terms of > design principle or anything else, things that I may have missed in the > list above. > > > Thank you very much in advance! > > -- > Resistance is futile. You will be jazzimilated. > > Scientific site: http://www.lrde.epita.fr/~didier > Music (Jazz) site: http://www.didierverna.com > > _______________________________________________ > pro mailing list > pro@common-lisp.net > http://lists.common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pro > -- Peter Seibel http://www.codequarterly.com/ _______________________________________________ pro mailing list pro@common-lisp.net http://lists.common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pro
