the point about dsls for business logic is a good one. it always sounds so good in theory... i'd love to hear success stories about this. what makes a dsl in

the point about dsls for business logic is a good one. it always sounds so good in theory... i'd love to hear success stories about this. what makes a dsl intended for domain experts work? i suspect it's got little to do with the dsl and a lot to do with politics and motivation of the parties involved. and unicorn blood, of course. [edit: limiting functionality (related to raganwald's reply below) reminded me of this exchange - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5111265 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5111265 - which was perhaps a wiser approach than i thought at the time. lbrandy says: "as simple as possible for analysts to use". and that seems to have been a success story.]