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How A 65 years-old Programming Language Predicted AI-Agents
- Lisp, a 65 years-old programming language, is still in use today and is the second high-level programming language in history.
- Lists are the core data structure in Lisp, and everything in Lisp is an S-expression.
- Meta-programming in Lisp involves writing programs that can generate, manipulate, or transform other programs as data, allowing for high flexibility and reusability.
- Lisp is well-suited to meta-programming due to features like Code as Data, Macros, and Dynamic Evaluation.
- Macros in Lisp are used for transforming code before evaluation, enabling the creation of custom control structures.
- Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) are specialized programming languages tailored to specific tasks, providing concise and expressive syntax.
- In Lisp, DSLs can be created using macros and list-based syntax, making Lisp ideal for developing DSLs.
- Large Language Models (LLMs) go beyond storing and retrieving information, acting as generative meta-systems capable of universal computation.
- LLMs use natural language as their query interface, democratizing data access for non-technical users.
- The connection between meta-programming in Lisp and modern AI systems highlights the evolution of programming into a higher level of abstraction.
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