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Klaas van Schelven: Don’t say “homoiconic”

Don’t say “homoiconic”. “When asked what’s so great about Lisp, many aficionados will say that the language is Homoiconic and that this property gives it certain magical advantages over other languages. When asked what homoiconic means, however, the answer is often much less clear.”

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  • January 31, 2019 at 11:17
    in Web development, Duly noted

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