A Better Syntax for Scheduled Tasks
There are lots of domain-specific languages for schedules. The most prominent might be Cron (for *nix scheduled tasks), but there’s also RRULE (for iCalendar events) and many others. Cron isn’t exactly what I’d call human-friendly. Can you tell me what 10 8,20 * 8 1-5 means if you don’t use Cron often? Some DSLs go…
Bret Copeland
Developer (former)