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The problem a lot of people have with DSLs is… well, just look at a prime example: SAS. If you’re an experienced programmer coming in to SAS, your vocabulary f
by wredue 3y ago
The problem a lot of people have with DSLs is… well, just look at a prime example: SAS.
If you’re an experienced programmer coming in to SAS, your vocabulary for the next LONG time is going to consist primarily of “What The Fuck is this shit?!?”
- smallnamespace 3y agoWhat do you mean? Computations very naturally organize into batches of 40 cards each.
- purist33 3y agoI hated SAS with a passion when I was forced to work with it for 2 years. One of the biggest problems I faced was, it would take me a long time to find out if something was doable or almost impossible in that language. It wanted to be more than just SQL, but the interoperability with other languages was awful, we couldnt even work with it like SQLite.