Code as data
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code-as-data-238-11416471
title:
Code as data
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In computer science, the expression code as data refers to the idea that source code written in a programming language can be manipulated as data, such as a sequence of characters or an abstract syntax tree (AST), and it has an execution semantics only in the context of a given compiler or interpreter. The notion is often used in the context of Lisp-like languages that use S-expressions as their main syntax, as writing programs using nested lists of symbols makes the interpretation of the progra
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Principle of interchangeability of data and code
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_as_data
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2024-03-27T01:09:10Z
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