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    Part 4: Lisp is Science > Domain-Specific Languages

    Chapter 17. Domain-Specific Languages

    One of the best reasons for using macros is to perform domain-specific language (DSL) programming. DSL programming is an advanced macro programming technique that allows us to solve difficult programming problems by drastically changing the structure and appearance of Lisp code to optimize it for a specialized purpose. Although macros are not strictly necessary for doing DSL programming, by writing a set of macros, you can easily create a DSL in Lisp.


      

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