DSLs(Domain Specific Programming Languages) implemented using different GPLs(General Purpose Programming Languages)

Question

I am looking for DSLs implemented using general purpose programming languages(GPLs) e.g., C#, Java , Scala and so on. Primary goal is to survey various important attributes of well-designed DSL implementations used in a daily basis in Software Industry.

I would highly appreciate if you could point me out such DSL implementations (examples or repositories) and state your reasons why you consider it to be a good DSL.

Thank you,

Adil Akhter

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EDIT 1:

IMHO, this post can contribute to create a listing of interesting prevailing DSLs used extensively in today’s Software Development (after searching, at least I could not find any such listings covering all the GPLs).

One of the several inherent benefits of this listing – it can be used create taxonomy of the DSLs and domain they are targeting to.

Followings are the related links that describes some interesting DSLs and Tools:

DSLs( categorized by GPLs):

1. Ruby DSLs => Ruby DSL (Domain Specific Language) repositories, examples
2. Clojure DSLs => Are there any Clojure DSLs?
3. Scala DSLs => Interesting DSLs, Implemented in Scala?
4. C# DSLs => SharpDOM ( http://sharpdom.codeplex.com )

Tools:

1. Microsoft Visual Studio Visualization and Modeling SDK : http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/vsvmsdk

Answer 1

take a look at boost.spirit2 to find a very complex DSL in a mainstream language. Otherwise you could look at any dialect of lisp which makes it very easy to write DSLs and so you will find lots of them.

Answer 2

You might consider non-procedural techniques for implementing DSLs, such as (our) program transformation system. I think you will find them surprisingly powerful.