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http://community.ative.dk/blogs/ative/archive/2007/01/29/The-Waste-of-Defects-_2D00_-Bugs-are-Stop_2D00_the_2D00_Line-Issues.aspx 

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Plan.ToDo("Plan project X")
.StartingNow
.MustBeCompletedBy("2007.08.17")
.ClassifyAs("Public");
planningTask.Save();


Not what usually comes to mind when I think of DSLs, but it’s still interesting. The calendar components use a construct called a Fluent Interface, in which the methods on an object return an instance of the class they are defined in, allowing actions performed on an object to be chained, as in the example above.

This is a very useful construct that is used in frameworks such as Hibernate / NHibernate. I’ve never really thought about using fluent interfaces to create a sort of pseudo-DSL, and I’m not sure yet how useful this would be with the types of domain entities I write in my day job, but this has got me thinking.

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I think maybe I should explain that a little better.

There seems to be a popular thought in many circles that XML is a great way to represent Domain Specific Languages. It’s possible that Ant and NAnt have been largely responsible for this, although who really knows for sure. I’m certainly not against using XML when it makes sense. XML can be a great way to represent many kinds of data, and it makes storing and parsing data a relatively simple from a programming perspective. But the same structure that makes it easy for a computer to parse adds visual noise for humans trying to read it, not to mention type it.

If you want to use XML as a way to create a DSL without all the hassle of creating grammars and parsers, then go right ahead. Just be conscious of the fact that you’re trading ease of use for easier DSL development. But if you’re creating a DSL that will be used by many people over a long period of time, like WIX or NSIS, your users will be much better off if you take the time to come up with a suitable abstraction. Of course, if your target abstraction is a visual one, then it might make a lot of sense to go with XML.

What, you want to write a custom action in C#?

It took 2 developers and months of full-time development to create a set of installers with what should have been relatively simple UI and logic customizations. Nobody was happy with the outcome. The WIX builds simply had too many moving parts, causing frequent breakage, and bringing new team members up to speed on the complex build process was a hassle. After about a year of using the old installers, the pain got to be too much and we decided to look for a new solution. Another developer implemented the same custom logic and UIs as in the old installers (plus some additional stuff) by himself in 2-3 weeks using NSIS. And the resulting installer scripts were much simpler.

So what does NSIS have going for it, over WIX, in my opinion?

• Well, to start with, it doesn’t use XML for its syntax. On the surface, NSIS might appear to have a steeper learning curve because it uses its own scripting language. But it really isn’t very complicated(*), and you can get a basic installer working in minutes.
• It’s a very mature installer platform that has been around for years.
• NSIS is used by countless projects, including some very big names, and has a massive community built around it.
• The installer UI is very easy to customize (much more so than WIX, and without the weird compiler errors if a UI element is one pixel off), and there is even a UI designer plugin for Eclipse. 

So if you’re looking for a robust installer framework for your project that won’t break the bank, check out NSIS.

 (*) This isn’t to say NSIS syntax isn’t without its quirks. The lack of variable scoping and the need to push and pop function parameters using the stack, for example, might scare some people away. However both issues are fairly simple to deal with using macros and a little creative naming.

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public static void main()
{
Console.WriteLine(”Hello World!”);
}