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I concur. I think it's nuts when companies do this. There's another well know SaaS that basically invented their own language but I can't recall who. It's the ultimate ego food for the lead engineer imho.

what a company needs is good leadership at every level. not unique tools, and not "10x engineers".



Are you thinking of https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/09/01/wasabi/ perhaps?


oh yeh that's it!

a complete head case, nevertheless he's a million times more successful than I so perhaps I'm the one who's nuts.


> I think it's nuts when companies do this.

This can go either way. Yes, it can be abused. DSLs can be very useful and powerful.

In any case, I think it is better to not to rush to judgment for this particular case.


I would claim in most cases it is abused. Beside that I criticize the sentiment not the execution.




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