Fostering Little Languages

John Clements; Matthias Felleisen; Robert Bruce Findler; Matthew Flatt; Shriram Krishnamurthi

Fostering Little Languages

John Clements^*, Matthias Felleisen, Robert Bruce Findler, Matthew Flatt, Shriram Krishnamurthi

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Abstract

The differences between implementing a language 'from scratch' and the strategy of embedding a little language into an existing language are discussed. The implement-from-scratch strategy uses technology, while an embedding strategy reuses technology. If a programmer chooses to implement the new language from scratch, there is no programming environment. If the new language is embedded, the existing IDE for the language may also work for the little language, but without properly understanding the language in its own right.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	16-24
Number of pages	9
Volume	29
No	3
Specialist publication	Dr. Dobb's Journal
State	Published - Mar 2004

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