importantSYS.SOURCE: Charlie Holland's Blog• 2026-08-04T20:59:43Z

Exploring Elisp Macros and Homoiconicity Through Gödel, Escher, and Hofstadter

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The article explores Emacs Lisp (Elisp) macros and their role in enabling metaprogramming through homoiconicity, where code and data share the same structure. It explains macro expansion, quasiquotation, and draws parallels with concepts from Douglas Hofstadter and M.C. Escher to illustrate the interplay between programs and data.

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