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Could you explain why you think Scala is not homoiconic? I checked a few common definitions of homoiconicity and it seems like Scala is within the ruleset.

• copergi 13y ago
  How do you figure? What scala data type is scala source code?
  • frowaway001 13y ago
    Those types from scala.reflect.
    • copergi 13y ago
      No it isn't. Those tell you what types the values represent. We're talking about the actual source code itself. In lisp, the source code is itself a perfectly ordinary lisp value. That is what homoiconicity is. That is not something scala has, nor is it something scala wants to or claims to have.
      • frowaway001 13y ago
        > In lisp, the source code is itself a perfectly ordinary lisp value. Isn't quoting necessary to "reify"/refer to the actual code as data?
        • copergi 13y ago
          Yes?
          • frowaway001 13y ago
            So what's the difference then? I need to quote in Lisp, I need to quote in Scala.