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  • Lennart Augustsson on DSLs Written in Haskell

    In this interview filmed at QCon SF 2008, Lennart Augustsson talks about writing DSLs in Haskell, presenting the advantages offered by the language. In that context, he talks about embedded DSLs, static and dynamic languages, syntax and semantics, monads and many other related topics.

    Lennart Augustsson on DSLs Written in Haskell
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    25:22
  • Jay Phillips on Adhearsion and VoIP

    In this interview recorded at RubyFringe, Jay Phillips talks about VoIP, Asterisk and how his framework Adhearsion makes it easy to write voice applications.

    Jay Phillips on Adhearsion and VoIP
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    17:42
  • Guy Steele on Programming Languages

    Sun Fellow Guy Steele is interviewed by Floyd Marinescu, co-founder of InfoQ, and Bobby Norton of ThoughtWorks. Guy works for the Programming Language Research Group. The interview focuses on programming languages, the lessons to be learned from the past and what to expect from the future.

    Guy Steele on Programming Languages
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    20:31
  • Jim Weirich Discusses Rake, the Ruby Make Tool

    Jim Weirich, is the Chief Scientist for EdgeCase LLC and thecreator of rake, the popular make-like build tool written in Ruby. In this interview with InfoQ, Jim disccusses the birth of rake, Domain Specific Languages, and flexmock, his mocking library.

    Jim Weirich Discusses Rake,  the Ruby Make Tool
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    31:55
  • Charles Simonyi on Intentional Software

    Business users doing programming? In this interview, Charles Simonyi presents a radical new way of building software that separates business knowledge from software engineering knowledge. The claim is to simplify the creation process for software as business experts directly contribute using their customary domain description which results in accelerated innovation.

    Charles Simonyi on Intentional Software
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    37:10
  • Guillaume Laforge on Groovy and DSLs

    Groovy project manager Guillaume Laforge discusses the history of Groovy, it's relationship to Java, where Groovy fits into Java development,how Groovy compares to Ruby, how Groovy enables domain-specific languages, and what future Groovy development will focus on.

    Guillaume Laforge on Groovy and DSLs
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    17:21
  • Jay Fields and Zak Tamsen on Domain Specific Languages

    Jay Fields and Zak Tamsen have successfully worked with non-technical domain experts to design Domain Specific Languages for some of their projects at ThoughtWorks. In this interview with InfoQ they describe their motivations for using DSLs, and describe how they can be used to empower the business, reduce development time, and increase the agility of projects.

    Jay Fields and Zak Tamsen on Domain Specific Languages
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    23:45
  • Rich Kilmer on the Power of Ruby

    Top rubyist Rich Kilmer gives InfoQ visitors an eye-opening look into his years of success using Ruby to tackle tough defense-related challenges at Darpa. Our interview covers a wide range of cutting-edge technologies from DSLs to Semantic Web technologies such as OWL, to using Flash as a front-end UI framework.

    Rich Kilmer on the Power of Ruby
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    27:23
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