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You are correct. The first bullet point on the page defines what embedded means for Ivory. > Embedded: Ivory is implemented as a library of the Haskell program
by richdougherty 9y ago
You are correct. The first bullet point on the page defines what embedded means for Ivory.
> Embedded: Ivory is implemented as a library of the Haskell programming language. Ivory programs are written using Haskell syntax and types.
An "embedded DSL" is written inside a host language. It is different from a DSL which is parsed from characters using an interpreter or compiler.
I agree it's a confusing term in this context. I've also used the term "hosted". Wikipedia also suggests "internal". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain-specific_language#Domain-specific_language_topics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain-specific_language#Domai...