Little languages are powerful. From text processing with AWK to calculations with APL, domain specific languages help us do things more concisely and with more precision than with other languages. Anthony Starks knows this well, as he's designed several little languages, including decksh, the focus of this episode, which allows users to create powerful presentations without the hassle of pushing around pixels in Powerpoint. He joins Angelica and Matt to discuss the background of why he created these languages, how they work, and so much more. And we have some fantastic unpopular opinions to round out the episode.This episode's supporter content is truly fantastic. It includes an extended conversation where the group discusses data visualization in depth, including how Anthony was able to recreate graphics from W. E. B. Du Bois that are challenging or impossible to recreate with regular data visualization tools. Get access by signing up at https://fallthrough.fm/subscribe.Thanks for tuning in and happy listening!Notes:entrhttps://speakerdeck.com/ajstarks/interactive-image-manipulation-with-popihttps://speakerdeck.com/ajstarks/giftsh-a-dsl-and-shell-for-image-editingdecksh object referencedeckshgiftshgiftsh code2025 Du Bois ChallengeDu Bois challenge overviews and recaps:https://speakerdeck.com/ajstarks/du-bois-challenge-2024-recaphttps://speakerdeck.com/ajstarks/challenge2023https://speakerdeck.com/ajstarks/curating-the-number-duboischallenge2022little languagesDu Bois Data PortraitsBlack Lives 1900Fyne Canvas:https://speakerdeck.com/ajstarks/fc-a-high-level-canvas-api-for-the-fyne-toolkithttps://github.com/ajstarks/fcGiocanvas:https://speakerdeck.com/ajstarks/giocanvas-a-high-level-canvas-api-for-giohttps://github.com/ajstarks/giocanvasebiten canvas:https://github.com/ajstarks/ebcanvas"Like"Table of Contents:Prologue (01:29)Chapter 1: Why Make DSLs? (04:49)Chapter 2: decksh (09:57)Chapter 3: Visualizing Data [Supporter Only] (23:34)Chapter 4: Documentation (24:22)Chapter 5: Metaprogramming (37:33)Chpater 6: Good Tools (45:13)Appendix UNPOP: Unpopular Opinions (54:23)Epilogue (01:08:21)Hosts

Anthony Starks - Guest
Angelica Hill - Producer
Matthew Sanabria - Host
Kris Brandow - Producer
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(01:29) - Prologue

(04:49) - Chapter 1: Why Make DSLs?

(09:57) - Chapter 2: decksh

(23:34) - Chapter 3: Visualizing Data [Supporter Only]

(24:22) - Chapter 4: Documentation

(37:33) - Chapter 5: Metaprogramming

(45:13) - Chpater 6: Good Tools

(54:23) - Appendix UNPOP: Unpopular Opinions

(01:08:21) - Epilogue

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