Metaprogramming is writing code that generates or modifies code (typically within the same application). Often metaprogramming takes the form of adding a member to or modifying an existing member of a class. Memoization is an example of something that is often implemented using metaprogramming (when it is available). Memoization is a functional programming technique that is used when a function will always give the same result if you give it the same input. Generating Fibonacci numbers is a great example of where memoization is useful. Here is an example in JavaScript
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Posted by Tim at February 25, 2008 10:44 PM
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