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summarize, an analogy is useful: a very little language is like a knife, which can be used in thousands of different ways, from cutting food to self-defense. A domain-specific language is like an electric drill: it is a powerful tool with a wide variety of uses, but a specific context, namely, making holes in things. A general purpose language is a complete workbench, with a variety of tools intended for performing a variety of tasks. Domain-specific languages should be used by programmers who, looking at their current workbench, realize they

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