I have had the pleasure of observing the authors during their journey from research
to practice. Far too often the principals in small technology companies are too busy
doing to take time to share their unique experiences.We are very fortunate that Juha-
Pekka and Steven have made the effort to produce this practical book based on their
experiences. I have attended their tutorials and read drafts of the book, each time
learning something new. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to understand
the appropriate use, bene?¬?ts and practices of DSL engineering.
DAVE THOMAS
xii FOREWORD
PREFACE
This book is for experienced developers who want to improve the productivity of their
software development teams. Productivity is not just about speed, but also about the
quality of the systems produced, both intrinsically and as perceived by the people who
have to use them. Our focus is on the power and tools we can put in the hands of our
software developers, and howto make the best use of the experience and skills already
present in our teams.
We are not talking here about squeezing another 20% out of our existing developers,
programming languages, or development environments. Our industry is long
overdue for a major increase in productivity: the last such advance was over 30 years
ago, when the move from assemblers to compilers raised productivity by around
500%.
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