Papers will be judged on the depth of their insight and the extent to which they translate specific experience into general lessons for domain-specific language designers, implementers, and software engineers.

Papers can range from the practical to the theoretical; papers should refer to actual languages, tools, and techniques with pointers to full definitions and implementations where possible. Empirical data on results should be included where possible. Case studies are also welcome. A good paper will demonstrate that the authors:

- are attacking a significant problem
- are familiar with the literature
- have devised an original or clever solution
- have implemented the solution and characterized its performance
- have drawn appropriate conclusions

For more details on the submission process, authors are encouraged to consult the detailed author guidelines.

Note: DSL, like most conferences and journals, requires that papers not be submitted simultaneously to more than one conference or publication, and that submitted papers not be previously or subsequently published elsewhere. Papers accompanied by non-disclosure agreement forms are not acceptable and will be returned to the author(s) unread. All submissions are held in the highest confidentiality prior to publication in the Proceedings, both as a matter of policy and in accord with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976.

Authors of accepted papers will be expected to provide both a PostScript file of the final paper and an HTML version that includes links to their slides and software, if available. These will be included in an electronic version of the conference (see last year's conference).

Specific questions about submissions may be sent to the program chair via email to dsl99chair@usenix.org.

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