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Ways to extend a language with custom stuff that works™

  • define stuff in the language to use (libraries)
  • if the language lets you define custom parts of syntax (macros, plugins, etc) use the built-in methods for extending the language itself
  • create an entirely separate DSL for working with solutions in this problem space and figure out how that maps to this language

Ways to extend a language with custom stuff that doesn't work™

  • try to add additional syntax as a thin layer on top of a separate, growing language still under development
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