Lisp
Programming Throwdown
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Using Lisps to Parse Your Code
In lisp, there's no real distinction between data and the programme. So you can intermix both the data and the programmes in a way that is known as self modification. There're some really powerful techniques that you can do, but it also happens to be something that can be very hard to understand. If you use it wisely, it can be very powerful. But if you use it poorly, it can cause problems.
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