# Reflection/AST/Code Generation

> The requirement that a language expose reflection, syntax trees, or code generation for programs to manipulate themselves.

Record: `lex:reflection-ast-code-generation`
Kind: constraint
Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-reflection-ast-code-generation

## category

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

## referenced-by

- [Metaprogramming](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/metaprogramming.md)