Introduction to DSLs in Kotlin
Explore the principles of creating internal DSLs in Kotlin. Understand how DSLs enhance communication between programmers and systems by offering specialized, fluent mini-languages. This lesson guides you through Kotlin features that support DSL design and practical techniques to build them, empowering you to create more expressive and maintainable APIs.
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As humans we don’t communicate the same way all the time. Sometimes we’re formal, sometimes we use slang, and at times all we do is nod or grunt. And we vary between these and other forms throughout the day, depending on the situation, what we’re communicating, and with whom. Programming applications is similar—we communicate with the system and fellow programmers who end up maintaining the code.
Sometimes we need the rigor and full power of general purpose programming languages. At ...