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+SSF_ScalaDemo
+=============
+
+Example code for "DSLs with Scala"
+
+1. Install SBT
+
+Setup lms:
+
+2. git clone https://github.com/TiarkRompf/virtualization-lms-core.git
+
+3. sbt publish-local
+
+Usage:
+
+1. sbt
+2. test or test-only <CLASS_NAME> (e.g. test-only SimpleDSLTests)