CSC/ECE 517 Fall 2010/ch4 4g km

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Metaprogramming in dynamically typed languages


Introduction

Previous article on the Command pattern in static and dynamic languages

Metaprogramming is the ability for a computer program to manipulate itself or other programs at the time of compilation as opposed to performing this manipulations at runtime. This tends to allow for greater flexibility for a program to handle new situations.

Example of Metaprogramming

Dynamic Programming Languages

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_programming_language

Conclusion

What’s Next?

References

  1. Metaprogramming on Wikipedia
  2. Dynamic Programming Languages on Wikipedia