Chapter 17. Domain-Specific Languages
One of the best reasons for using macros is to perform domain-specific language (DSL) programming. DSL programming is an advanced macro programming technique that allows us to solve difficult programming problems by drastically changing the structure and appearance of Lisp code to optimize it for a specialized purpose. Although macros are not strictly necessary for doing DSL programming, by writing a set of macros, you can easily create a DSL in Lisp.
What Is a Domain?
According to the 2000 US Census, the average family in the United States had 1.86 children. Since no individual family has exactly 1.86 children, it is obvious that no particular family is truly perfectly average. In the same way, there is no ...
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