Lisp code is == to its AST, the programmer is literally writing the AST that runs, hence meta programming is really easy. The trade-off ends up being that meta

Lisp code is == to its AST, the programmer is literally writing the AST that runs, hence meta programming is really easy. The trade-off ends up being that metaprogramming becomes harder while syntax gets changed shrug, do it long enough and the parans disappear: Q: How can you tell when you've reached Lisp Enlightenment? A: The parentheses disappear. ~ Anonymous