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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.