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Article: Building Domain Specific Languages on the CLR

Posted by Hartmut Wilms on Apr 21, 2008

Sections: Architecture & Design,; Development
Topics: Domain Specific Languages ,; Languages ,; .NET ,; Boo ,; Metaprogramming ,; Programming

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Ayende Rahien describes how to build internal DSLs on the CLR. He compares different .NET languages as suitable host languages for DSLs and presents Boo as an ideal candidate due to its meta programming facilities, flexibility, and performance.

The article explains the benefits of internal DSLs and introduces a variety of approaches for building DSLs on the CLR. Ayende explores the language features of Boo, and shows how they help create internal DSLs.

Read Building Domain Specific Languages on the CLR.

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