[boston-lisp-meeting-register] [ll-discuss] Boston Lisp Meeting Monday 2009-06-29: Eli Barzilay on Implementing Domain Specific Languages with PLT Scheme

[Alan deLespinasse]

RSVP: I'll totally be there on the 29th.  I'll eat anything, though I
prefer healthy food.

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Francois-Rene Rideau<fare at tunes.org> wrote:
> Boston Lisp Meeting:
> Monday 2009-06-29
> Eli Barzilay on Implementing Domain Specific Languages with PLT Scheme.
>
> http://fare.livejournal.com/144600.html
>
> A Boston Lisp Meeting will take place
> on Monday, June 29th 2009 at 1800 at MIT 34-401B,
> where Eli Barzilay will speak about
> Implementing Domain Specific Languages with PLT Scheme.
>
> Additionally, we are still accepting proposals for up to two volunteers
> to each give of a 5-minute Lightning Talk (followed by 2-minute Q&A).
>
> Also, there will be a buffet offered by ITA Software.
> Registration is not necessary but appreciated. See details below.
>
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> Eli Barzilay will speak about
> Implementing Domain Specific Languages with PLT Scheme.
>
> Many problems call for domain-specific languages (DSLs)
> to express them and their solutions; such languages enable a dialogue
> between domain experts and software developers.
> The Lisp and Scheme community has a decades-old tradition
> of creating and embedding special-purpose languages via macros.
> Over the last twenty years, we PLT Schemers have continued to develop this
> technology to the point where making up new languages is so quick and easy that
> PROGRAMMERS CREATE A LANGUAGE FOR WRITING A SINGLE PROGRAM.
>
> Embedded DSLs are appropriate for a whole range of domains and
> applications -- in both academia and industry.
> Notable examples include research languages, teaching languages,
> and application-specific languages
> like our text-friendly documentation language.
>
> In this talk Eli will demonstrate how to implement
> embedded *practical* DSLs in PLT Scheme.
>
> Eli Barzilay is a Researcher in the PLT group at Northeastern University.
> He has been a core PLT Scheme developer since 2003, and
> has used PLT's ability to implement new languages to an extreme.
> For his Programming Languages undergraduate course,
> he creates nearly one language per week.
> In addition to writing new languages, he is involved in
> helping PLT develop into a multi-lingual environment.
>
> His website is at http://barzilay.org/
>
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> Having observed the success of the formula at ILC'2009,
> we have instituted Lightning Talks at the Boston Lisp Meeting.
> At every meeting, before the main talk,
> there are two slots for strictly timed 5-minute talks
> followed by 2-minute for questions and answers.
>
> The slots for next Monday are still open.
> Step up and come talk about your pet project!
>
>
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>
> The Lisp Meeting will take place on Monday June 29th 2009 at 1800 (6pm)
> at MIT, Room 34-401B.
>
> As the numbers indicate, the room is in Building 34, on the 4th floor.
> This is the usual location, on 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge.
>
> MIT map: http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?selection=34
>
> Google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=50+Vassar+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02139,+USA
>
> Many thanks go to Alexey Radul for arranging for the room,
> and to MIT for welcoming us.
>
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>
> Dinner: ITA Software, a fine employer of Lisp hackers
> (disclaimer: I work there), is kindly purchasing a buffet
> to accompany our monthly Boston Lisp meeting.
> Anyone who attends is welcome to partake.
>
> We appreciate it if you let us know you're coming,
> and what food taboos you have,
> so that we can order the correct amount of food.
> Tell us by sending email to
> boston-lisp-meeting-register at common-lisp.net.
> We won't send any acknowledgement unless requested;
> importantly, we'll keep your identity and address confidential
> and won't communicate any such information to anyone,
> not even to our sponsors.
>
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>
> The previous Boston Lisp Meeting on May 26th
> had 40 participants.
> Norman Ramsey gave a talk about
> Using Higher-Order Functions and Continuation-Passing Style
> to Make Dataflow Optimization Simple.
>
> In the near future, we expect to have
> Bruce Lewis on 2009-07-27 about BRL http://brl.codesimply.net and
> ourdoings.com, Emmanuel Schanzer on 2009-08-31 about BootstrapWorld.org, and
> Christine Flood on some undetermined date about
> Fortress http://projectfortress.sun.com
>
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>
> We're always looking for more speakers.
> The call for speakers and all the other details are at
> http://fare.livejournal.com/120393.html
> Also sought are volunteers to give Lightning Talks
> http://fare.livejournal.com/143723.html
>
> For more information, see our web site boston-lisp.org.
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> Please forward this information to people you think would be interested.
> Please accept my apologies for your receiving this message multiple times.
> My apologies if this announce gets posted to a list where it shouldn't,
> or fails to get posted to a list where it should.
> Feedback welcome by private email reply to fare at tunes.org.
>
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