Part 1 Introducing domain-specific languages

Chapter 1 Learning to speak the language of the domain: The problem domain and the solution domain; Domain modeling: establishing a common vocabulary; Introducing DSLs; Execution model of a DSL; Classifying DSLs; When do you need a DSL?; DSLs and abstraction design; Summary; References
Chapter 2 The DSL in the wild: Building your first Java DSL; Making friendlier DSLs; DSL implementation patterns; Choosing DSL implementations; Summary; References
Chapter 3 DSL-driven application development: Exploring DSL integration; Internal DSL integration patterns; External DSL integration patterns; Handling errors and exceptions; Managing performance; Summary; References

Part 2 Implementing DSLs

Chapter 4 Internal DSL implementation patterns: Filling your DSL toolbox; Embedded DSLs: patterns in metaprogramming; Embedded DSLs: patterns with typed abstractions; Generative DSLs: boilerplates for runtime generation; Generative DSLs: macros for compile-time code generation; Summary; References
Chapter 5 Internal DSL design in Ruby, Groovy, and Clojure: Making DSLs concise with dynamic typing; A trade-processing DSL in Ruby; The order-processing DSL: the final frontier in Groovy; Thinking differently in Clojure; Recommendations to follow; Summary; References
Chapter 6 Internal DSL design in Scala: Why Scala?; Your first step toward a Scala DSL; Let’s DSL in Scala!; Building a DSL that creates trades; Modeling business rules with a DSL; Stitching ’em all together; Composing DSLs; Monadic structures in DSL; Summary; References
Chapter 7 External DSL implementation artifacts: Anatomy of an external DSL; The role of a parser in designing an external DSL; Classifying parsers; Tool-based DSL development with Xtext; Summary; References
Chapter 8 Designing external DSLs using Scala parser combinators: Parser combinators; The Scala parser combinator library; DSL design with parser combinators: step-by-step; A DSL that needs a packrat parser; Summary; References

Chapter 9 DSL design: looking forward: Growing language support for DSL design; DSL workbenches; More tool support; The mature evolution of a DSL; Summary; References
appendix A: Role of abstractions in domain modeling appendix B: Metaprogramming and DSL design appendix C: A cheat sheet for Ruby’s DSL-friendly features appendix D: A cheat sheet for Scala’s DSL-friendly features appendix E: A cheat sheet for Groovy’s DSL-friendly features appendix F: A cheat sheet for Clojure’s DSL-friendly features appendix G: Polyglot development index