Domain-specific languages (DSLs) allow users to work in a language closer to their domain than is provided by a general purpose languages like Java. For example, SQL is a DSL for declaratively specifying the data to return from a relational database. This session will explore techniques for implementing DSLs using Java.

Alex Miller is a Sr. Staff Engineer with BEA Systems, based in San Jose, California. Previously, Alex spent seven years at MetaMatrix as Chief Architect working on data integration using SQL and XQuery.