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So what is your definition? :)

• richk449 7y ago
  I can think of two definitions: 1) a higher level of abstraction. For example, creating a class is programming. Creating a class factory (a class that creates classes) is meta programming. 2) self referential. The movie Adaption is meta, because it is about itself.
  • vnorilo 7y ago
    I would not call 1 metaprogramming. Meta means something like "outside of". Metaprogramming usually means higher order programming (programs that produce programs, such as source generation, lisp macros or templates).
    • richk449 7y ago
      Okay. It’s outside my area of expertise, so maybe I didn’t pick the best example. The internet seems to imply that there is a lot of debate as to what is meta programming.
  • NoodleIncident 7y ago
    This article is about the metagame, which is derived from this meaning. It just gets confusingly shortened back to meta in some contexts