Comment by zcw100
2 days ago
I just came across a situation where I had a DSL but it was clear that a language would have been better. What I don't like about this is the dogmatic tone which is pretty common in IT. Don't to it that way, do it my way! Sometimes a DSL is a solid choice, sometimes a language is a better one, sometimes you might want to support both but I guess "Choose the right abstraction for your domain" doesn't make for a clickbait title.
It's not clear what you're trying to say, because the "L" in DSL is "Language".
All programming languages are domain specific, so presumably he is referring to English (or another natural language of the same nature). Meaning that he must be saying that sometimes letting the vibes flow is best.
No, I meant a General Purpose Language (GPL) or actually this was an application specific language. You don't need to be so pedantic. Yes, the L is for language but the idea of a DSL is not well defined but these remarks reinforce my argument that people are too dogmatic.
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