tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post7257054720864584959..comments2023-04-29T07:23:25.825-04:00Comments on Jay Fields' Thoughts: DSL: Expressive SoftwareJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14491442812573747680noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post-59638317260229517432007-05-25T16:32:00.000-04:002007-05-25T16:32:00.000-04:00Very cool, I have the book, but never got through ...Very cool, I have the book, but never got through it. I'll go back and make sure I check out that secion. Thanks for the note.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post-46951922115673626832007-05-25T12:33:00.000-04:002007-05-25T12:33:00.000-04:00This concept is not new. If you read Small talk De...This concept is not new. If you read Small talk Design Patterns, it is called as "Intention Revealing Selector".bparanjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462346724508774212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post-87072294913493394982007-05-01T12:26:00.000-04:002007-05-01T12:26:00.000-04:00Markus,Some people, who are much smarter than I am...Markus,<BR/><BR/>Some <A HREF="http://martinfowler.com/" REL="nofollow">people</A>, who are much smarter than I am, agree with you. Conversely, other <A HREF="http://www.nealford.com/" REL="nofollow">people </A> who are also smarter than I am, believe that better terms are essential.<BR/><BR/>I've chosen to write about my experiences. In my experiences I've found it inefficient to discuss a term as generic as SOA or DSL. If that isn't your experience then I don't see any reason for you not to use the term DSL.<BR/><BR/>Let's hope you are right in the end. I would prefer less phrases as long as I can still have constructive conversations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post-25966725569956910022007-05-01T10:06:00.000-04:002007-05-01T10:06:00.000-04:00It is really unfortunate: the term "DSL" is finall...It is really unfortunate: the term "DSL" is finally getting some traction in the mainstream and the industry, and just as this happens, the community comes up with new terms. <BR/><BR/>I think this is not helpful.Markus Voelterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17202827990748358797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post-20209976316880615982007-04-26T10:42:00.000-04:002007-04-26T10:42:00.000-04:00Hah, thanks for pointing that out. It's been upda...Hah, thanks for pointing that out. It's been updated.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12467669.post-20284165724571943632007-04-26T09:34:00.000-04:002007-04-26T09:34:00.000-04:00"suffer from lack of clarity*"Ha. Nice example. I ..."suffer from lack of clarity*"<BR/><BR/>Ha. Nice example. I looked for the matching asterisk as a footnote but couldn't get clarity on what it was to mean! :DDr Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833227514368162020noreply@blogger.com