Mastering Kotlin

Where are DSLs used?

Domain-specific languages can crop up in a variety of different computing domains. A few common examples include the following:

• HTML: For defining web-based content
• SQL: For working with relational data
• YACC: For creating grammar and lexical parsers

While these examples are likely quite familiar to you, DSLs are available in many other domains that may be less familiar:

• Matlab: For mathematical programming
• GraphViz: For defining graph layouts
• Gradle DSL: For a configuration build using Gradle

As you can see, the use cases for DSLs are many and varied, and with these different DSLs come different languages, syntax, and conventions.

This is where the concept of Kotlin-based, domain-specific languages becomes very appealing. ...