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DSL Design Principles in Lua

Choose between internal DSL (Lua syntax) and external DSL (custom parser).

What Is a DSL?

A Domain-Specific Language (DSL) is a mini-language tailored for a specific problem domain. In Lua, internal DSLs reuse Lua syntax with clever APIs.

Internal vs External DSL

An internal DSL is valid Lua code but reads like a domain language. An external DSL has its own syntax and requires a parser written in Lua.

All lessons in this course

  1. DSL Design Principles in Lua
  2. Operator Overloading for DSL Fluency
  3. Building a Config DSL
  4. Simple Expression Parser
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