> Given the development model of Lisp is modifying a live image of a running program I would say it is modifying the running program itself. An image is the sa

> Given the development model of Lisp is modifying a live image of a running program I would say it is modifying the running program itself. An image is the saved version of the heap. Saving/loading images is optional. But with Lisp one can also compile source files to compiled files. In rare occasions it is also possible to compile whole programs.