[TriLUG] Neal Ford talk about domain specific languages Monday, TriJUG @ Red Hat

Pete Soper pete at soper.us
Thu Jun 14 09:52:55 EDT 2012


Forwarded from juglist at trijug.org

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Triangle Java Users Group presents:

  Practical Uses for Domain Specific Languages

Presented by:

  Neal Ford

Details:

Monday June 18, 2012
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Red Hat/Raleigh
1801 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC
TriJUG (http://trijug.org) meetings are hosted by JBoss

Presentation summary:

Domain Specific Languages seems like a cool idea, but where's
the payoff? This talk provides an overview of how to build both
internal and external DSLs (including the state of the art
tools), stopping along the way to show how this is practical
to your day job.


This talk defines of DSLs (Domain Specific Languages),
distinguishes the types of DSLS (internal and external),
and shows examples of building DSLs of several kinds.
It shows how to utilize DSLs for externalizing configuration
(which you're already doing, whether you realize it or not),
how to make your code readable to humans, how DSLs make
developer tools better (and how to use DSL techniques
to build your own tools), and how DSLs can provide your
users unprecedented flexibility and power, by building
DSLs customized to their job. This talk provides a good
foundation for the subject if you've never seen anything
about it, but keeps the focus on practical goals.


About the Speaker:

Neal is Software Architect and Meme Wrangler at ThoughtWorks,
a global IT consultancy with an exclusive focus on end-to-end
software development and delivery.

Before joining ThoughtWorks, Neal was the Chief Technology
Officer at The DSW Group, Ltd., a nationally recognized training
and development firm. Neal has a degree in Computer Science
from Georgia State University specializing in languages
and compilers and a minor in mathematics specializing
in statistical analysis.

He is also the designer and developer of applications,
instructional materials, magazine articles, video presentations,
and author of 6 books, including the most recent The Productive
Programmer. His language proficiencies include Java, C#/.NET,
Ruby, Groovy, functional languages, Scheme, Object Pascal, C++,
and C. His primary consulting focus is the design and
construction of large-scale enterprise applications.
Neal has taught on-site classes nationally and internationally
to all phases of the military and to many Fortune 500 companies.
He is also an internationally acclaimed speaker, having spoken
at over 100 developer conferences worldwide, delivering more
than 600 talks. If you have an insatiable curiosity about Neal,
visit his web site at http://www.nealford.com. He welcomes
feedback and can be reached at nford at thoughtworks.com.

Agenda:

6:30 - 7:00 -- Meet, Talk, Pizza& soft drinks
7:00 - 7:15 -- JUG Business and Announcements, including "share a job"
  (Recruiters welcome)
7:15 - 8:15 -- Presentation
8:15 - 8:30 -- Discussion with Presenter
8:30  -- Book Raffle
9:00  -- Doors close


Admission:

Paid-up members of TriJUG may attend without additional charge.
Non-members are asked to pay $5 per meeting. However, if you are
either a full time student or unemployed, then we ask only $2 per
meeting. Membership for 12 months is $40 and $15 respectively.

Directions:

Red Hat/Raleigh
Google Maps:http://tinyurl.com/trijug-meeting-place

 From the Raleigh Beltline:

Take the Western Blvd exit east toward downtown Raleigh. After
crossing Gorman Street turn right onto Varsity Drive. After crossing
Avent Ferry Road and Main Campus Drive, Red Hat's main entrance is on
the left. Parking is just beyond the entrance: a left into the parking
deck. Come back out of the deck, follow the sidewalk to the right and
back to the main entrance. The meeting room is to the left after
entering the main lobby.




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