Comments on: Coffee DSL Redone With Meta-Programming http://www.zorched.net/2008/01/07/coffee-dsl-redone-with-meta-programming/ Musings of a software developer in Milwaukee, WI. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:50:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Grant Rettke http://www.zorched.net/2008/01/07/coffee-dsl-redone-with-meta-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-11121 Grant Rettke Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:32:57 +0000 http://www.zorched.net/2008/01/07/coffee-dsl-redone-with-meta-programming/#comment-11121 Your example shows off Ruby meta-programming; you should develop your DSL to have more syntax rather than straight text. How would you write it if it had an xml like structure like this? Would it be different? <code> coffee-order for: Geoff type: latte size: venti milk: 4% </code> Your example shows off Ruby meta-programming; you should develop your DSL to have more syntax rather than straight text.

How would you write it if it had an xml like structure like this? Would it be different?


coffee-order
  for:   Geoff
  type:   latte
  size:   venti
  milk:   4%

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