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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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Subject: Re: on racket and other Lisps
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:51:52 -0400
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>>> What's your definition of homoiconicity?
>> The AST can be represented in language objects.
> That seems like an uninteresting definition.

I'd argue that it's by necessity: it's an uninteresting (and fairly
ill-defined) concept.


        Stefan