# Opaque Syntax Trees

> Syntax trees a program cannot inspect or manipulate as data, so code cannot be transformed programmatically.

Record: `lex:opaque-syntax-trees`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-opaque-syntax-trees

## category

- [Metaprogramming / Language-Oriented Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/metaprogramming-language-oriented-architecture.md)

## referenced-by

- [Homoiconicity](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/homoiconicity.md)