why not R? Or write a package for R or Python? (I don’t know what DSL means).
It’s a Domain Specific Language: a programming language that’s optimized for a specific domain.
Wikipedia lists some main advantages and disadvantages, I mostly agree with this section and think in most cases we should go for an R, Python or Apps Script/​js library or framework, but there are cases of successful DSLs (e.g. LaTeX). I’m curious what the target audience is for squiggle, maybe professional forecasters that are not programmers?
It’s a Domain Specific Language: a programming language that’s optimized for a specific domain.
Wikipedia lists some main advantages and disadvantages, I mostly agree with this section and think in most cases we should go for an R, Python or Apps Script/​js library or framework, but there are cases of successful DSLs (e.g. LaTeX).
I’m curious what the target audience is for squiggle, maybe professional forecasters that are not programmers?
I’ll write more of a post about it in a few weeks. Right now it’s not really meant for external use; the API isn’t quite stable.
That said, you can see some older posts which give the main idea: https://​​www.lesswrong.com/​​s/​​rDe8QE5NvXcZYzgZ3