Re: the role of metaphor in scientific thought
Posted by
Marcus G. Daniels on
Jun 23, 2017; 7:25pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/the-role-of-metaphor-in-scientific-thought-tp7590080p7590117.html
Glen writes:
"How about, instead of interpretations, we think of applications, e.g. commonalities between domain-specific languages?"
I'd make a distinction between embedded DSLs (built on general-purpose programming languages) and DSLs which are not. I don't want to get stuck thinking about only those things where the language is established and works well. I want to be able to step away from it and change it when it doesn't work. If language L' does something useful L doesn't, then I want to use its utility to drag the community along to my way of thinking. DSLs lead to rule by committee and stagnation.
Marcus
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