CSC/ECE 517 Fall 2010/ch4 4g km
Metaprogramming in dynamically typed languages
Introduction
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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
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