[comp.object] Meta Level or Reflective Languages

rmy@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Rasthiyaadu Yakaa) (10/13/90)

I would like to obtain some references on meta level or 
reflective languages, preferably object based.

In particular, I am interested in knowing if there is a 
fairly widely accepted consensus of what constitutes
a Meta-Level or Reflective language. What the advantages
and disadvantages of such languages are ? And, most
importantly, if there is a well-defined theory (math)
that governs such languages ..

e-mail is appreciated and i can post a summary if there
are enough responses and requests to do so

yaseen
(rmy@beach.cis.ufl.edu OR rmy@trout.cis.ufl.edu)