Co-founder of Strumenta. Essays on software languages, legacy systems and the craft of building tools.

274 articles · since 2009

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Everything published here since 2009, newest first.

Parsing SQL analysis · 31 min read · code inside Quick Domain-Specific Languages in Python with textX languages · 22 min read · code inside Domain Specific Languages for smart contracts dsls · 17 min read · code inside JaRIKo, an RPG Interpreter in Kotlin languages · 19 min read · code inside Why you should not use (f)lex, yacc and bison parsing · 25 min read · code inside The Great New ANTLR 4.8 parsing · 3 min read A Guide to Low-code Platforms craft · 27 min read Writing a browser based editor using Monaco and ANTLR parsing · 27 min read · code inside Creating a Reverse Dictionary reflections · 20 min read · code inside Application modernization: an interview with Ben Wilson legacy · 34 min read How to Convert a PDF to Excel reflections · 24 min read · code inside Pyleri Tutorial: Parsing with Ease parsing · 18 min read · code inside Lessons learned working decades with Graphical DSLs: Interview with Juha-Pekka Tolvanen dsls · 35 min read How would I go about creating a programming language? dsls · 8 min read · code inside A complete tutorial on the Drools business rule engine languages · 27 min read · code inside How and Why to Analyze, Generate and Transform Java Code Using Spoon analysis · 31 min read · code inside Creating a Transpiler: From VBA to VB.NET analysis · 38 min read · code inside Functional Programming for Java: Getting Started with Vavr craft · 13 min read · code inside The First Year of Strumenta reflections · 4 min read Developing Business Applications using Jetbrains MPS: interview with Daniel Stieger dsls · 21 min read Developing Plugins for Jetbrains Products: an Interview with Joachim Ansorg craft · 37 min read Convert PL/SQL code to Java analysis · 18 min read · code inside Bromium DSL: a DSL to Test UI Actions dsls · 24 min read · code inside Designing a DSL for accounting: use a DSL to describe taxes, pension contributions, and general financial calculations dsls · 29 min read · code inside Telosys: a Code Generation Tool by Laurent Guerin dsls · 14 min read So Much Data, So Many Formats: a Conversion Service reflections · 30 min read · code inside Three Rules that Helped Me Becoming a Better Professional reflections · 7 min read Blazor: .NET in the Browser languages · 18 min read · code inside How to Add an Action to the Jetbrains MetaProgramming-System dsls · 3 min read Interview with Pedro J. Molina on DSLs dsls · 23 min read