Yes, it's a tradeoff. Picking up a DSL is probably faster and easier than learning an entire new language. But knowledge about that DSL is also not as readily t

Yes, it's a tradeoff. Picking up a DSL is probably faster and easier than learning an entire new language. But knowledge about that DSL is also not as readily transferrable and it's much harder to hire for someone already familiar with a DSL than one of the most widely used languages. Of course in turn you probably want a much higher level of expertise in that language than would be necessary in a DSL you can learn (and, to some degree, master) in a fraction of the time.