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Re: [patterns-discussion] Homoiconicity Pattern Language?

From: Ralph Johnson <johnson AT cs.uiuc.edu>
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Subject: Re: [patterns-discussion] Homoiconicity Pattern Language?
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 04:53:23 -0500 (CDT)
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I have never heard of the word "homoiconic" before.
I know the idea pretty well, so I checked on google
to see whether it was a new term. It turns out that
it was used in Alan Kay's PhD thesis in 1969! So,
I wonder why I haven't seen it before? Perhaps the
word just never caught on.

Needless to say, I have never seen a pattern language
for it.

-Ralph

[patterns-discussion] Homoiconicity Pattern Language?, Mike Beedle, 08/14/2004
- Re: [patterns-discussion] Homoiconicity Pattern Language?, Pascal Costanza, 08/14/2004
  - RE: [patterns-discussion] Homoiconicity Pattern Language?, Mike Beedle, 08/15/2004
    - Re: [patterns-discussion] Homoiconicity Pattern Language?, Pascal Costanza, 08/15/2004
      - RE: [patterns-discussion] Homoiconicity Pattern Language?, Mike Beedle, 08/15/2004
        
        Re: [patterns-discussion] Homoiconicity Pattern Language?, Pascal Costanza, 08/16/2004
        
        RE: [patterns-discussion] Homoiconicity Pattern Language?, Mike Beedle, 08/16/2004
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [patterns-discussion] Homoiconicity Pattern Language?, Ralph Johnson, 08/14/2004
  - RE: [patterns-discussion] Homoiconicity Pattern Language?, Mike Beedle, 08/15/2004