DSLs, APIs, design patterns... there are endless metalanguages to learn on top of the programming languages we already know. Just because you can't wrap your he

DSLs, APIs, design patterns... there are endless metalanguages to learn on top of the programming languages we already know. Just because you can't wrap your head around DSLs as a different kind of API doesn't mean there's "abuse" going on. Ruby is pretty clearly designed to support DSLs, and being able to use a full-fledged programming language within your DSL-based config files is an incredibly powerful tool.