title: Why code-as-data?
body: <p>What is code-as-data? I've heard it's superior to "code-as-ascii-characters" but why? I personally find the code-as-data philosophy a bit confusing actually.</p>
  
  <p>I've dabbled in Scheme, but I never really got the whole code-as-data thing and wondered what exactly does it mean?</p>