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Style #18

Constraints:

  • The program has access to information about itself, i.e. introspection

  • The program can modify itself -- adding more abstractions, variables, etc. at run-time

Possible names:

  • Reflective, as in "I see me, so I can change myself"
  • Metaprogramming style
  • Self-referential