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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 16 April 2012 08:12:14AM 0 points [-]

this problem can be avoided by embedding such domain-specific languages inside a general-purpose language.

Or by making a really convenient library for a general-purpose language. Although the language puts some limits on how convenient the library can be.

But I suspect one probably makes more money selling a new programming language than selling a library.

Comment author: loup-vaillant 16 April 2012 11:18:04AM 1 point [-]

Or by making a really convenient DSL factory. The only use for your "general purpose" language would be to write DSLs. A bit extreme, but it shows some promise. Current results suggest this approach uses 3 orders of magnitude less code than current systems —possibly even less.