When carefully selected and used, Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) may simplify complex code, promote effective communication with customers, improve productivity, and unclog development bottlenecks. In Domain-Specific Languages , noted software development expert Martin Fowler first provides the information software professionals need to decide if and when to utilize DSLs. Then, where DSLs prove suitable, Fowler presents effective techniques for building them, and guides software engineers in choosing the right approaches for their applications. 
This book’s techniques may be utilized with most modern object-oriented languages; the author provides numerous examples in Java and C#, as well as selected examples in Ruby. Wherever possible, chapters are organized to be self-standing, and most reference topics are presented in a familiar patterns format. Armed with this wide-ranging book, developers will have the knowledge they need to make important decisions about DSLs—and, where appropriate, gain the significant technical and business benefits they offer. The topics covered include: • How DSLs compare to frameworks and libraries, and when those alternatives are sufficient • Using parsers and parser generators, and parsing external DSLs • Understanding, comparing, and choosing DSL language constructs • Determining whether to use code generation, and comparing code generation strategies • Previewing new language workbench tools for creating DSLs

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Science & Math

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Evolution

Einstein's Relativity & the Quantum Revolution Cassettes: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Ed. - The Teaching Company (The Great Courses) by Richard Wolfson (2000-05-04)

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The great courses- social sciences. Includes 6 audio cassettes and course guidebook in original case.

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Barbara J. King

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An Introduction to Archaeology: Part I and Part II (The Great Courses on Tape)

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Understanding Literature and Life: Drama, Poetry and Narrative (THE GREAT COURSES, LITERATURE & ENGLISH LANGUAGE, PART 1 & 2 (dRAMA))

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ARNOLD WEINSTEIN

Poetry

Witness the "works and wonders" of the ancient world through the eyes of its first great historian. Why do kingdoms rise and fall? Why do different cultures have different forms of government? What are the past events that shape the realities we face today? In the ancient world, the impulse to understand such questions found expression through myth. But in 5th-century B.C. Athens, it took a new direction, shifting from mythical to historical explanation. This shift was almost entirely the work of one man: Herodotus, the first Greek historian, often called the "Father of History." This course addresses his most remarkable achievement-his narrative account of the great Persian Wars and their causes. It considers the ways in which his work retains a mythical worldview and discusses his influence on later Greek historians. This monumental work, the Histories, was the subject of Professor Elizabeth Vandiver's doctoral dissertation and first book. And it remains one of her great loves among Greek and Roman writings.

Herodotus the Father of History Part 1 & 2 [12 audiocassettes & 2 Course Guidebooks] (The Teaching C

Elizabeth Vandiver

Programming

24 Lectures / 30 minutes per lecture, 12 Cassette Tapes, 2 Course Guidebooks. This course explores classical mythology's pantheon of gods and the profound impact mythology has had on Western Civilization. It provides an intellectual and theoretical framework with which to examine the content and purpose of the ancient Greek and Roman myths.

Classical Mythology

This course introduces the plays of Shakespeare and explores what makes Shakespeare the leading playwright in Western civilization. The key to Shakespeare's achievement is his "abundance," in the number and length of plays written, the variety of human experiences depicted, the multitude of characters presented, the richness of feelings expressed, and the fullness of language and suggestion. This course with the dynamic Professor Peter Saccio covers four comedies, five histories, and seven tragedies.

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