1 Research a DSL
Due: Thursday, January 9, 11:59pm.
Do some research to find a DSL that you think is interesting. You could choose one of the DSLs from DSLs in the wild, or find another. Keep in mind that in the second half of the semester you will be tasked with creating your own DSL in Racket, so this assignment is an opportunity to look for inspiration for your project.
Claim the DSL you plan to present by commenting here: https://piazza.com/class/m5ihx4pmk5h769/post/6. If someone else has already claimed that DSL (or an extremely similar one), please select another.
With your partner you will give a 5-minute presentation on the DSL with the help of two slides.
Your presentation should address these questions:
What are the key concepts in the domain of the DSL?
What advantage does the DSL provide over general-purpose code? E.g. concision, syntax familiar to domain experts, static checking, performance optimizations, etc.
How is the DSL integrated with its host language? E.g. is it implemented as a library of functions or classes, or does it rely on macros, or is it used via string literals embedded in host code? Or, if the DSL is external, how is it used together with general-purpose code?
Illustrate these points with a simple example of DSL code.
Submission
Please create a group submission with your partner of the slides as a PDF on Gradescope by the due date: https://www.gradescope.com/courses/941020/assignments/5535482/
I will assign presentation dates after the slides are submitted.