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Would functions in BASIC be considered a form of reflection with def fn? Since functions themselves are defined in BASIC and can (depending on the implementation be redefined). [[User:ZhuLien|ZhuLien]] ([[User talk:ZhuLien|talk]]) 11:52, 6 March 2018 (UTC) <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/118.127.112.218|118.127.112.218]] ([[User talk:118.127.112.218#top|talk]]) </small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Compile time reflection==

The article begins with:

"In computer science, reflection is the ability of a computer program to examine, introspect, and modify its own structure and behavior at runtime."

However, e.g. Heron and C++ communities know the concept of compile-time reflection. I think the scope of the article should also include these since they're used in similar ways as runtime reflection.

Sources:

* http://www.drdobbs.com/windows/compile-time-reflection-metaprogramming/228700607

* https://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/projects/cxx-reflection/

* http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2016/p0385r0.pdf

* https://rly.sexy/post/basic-reflection-in-pure-cpp17

The P0385R0 document has the following definition for reflection:

"In the context of computer science, the term reflection refers to the ability of a program to examine and possibly modify its own structure and/or behavior.

When combined with metaprogramming, this can include modification of the existing or the definition of new data structures, doing changes to algorithms or changing the way a program code is interpreted"

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