---
title: "Ansible is a Lisp"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/ansible-is-a-lisp-0h73kbyon
source_url: https://astrid.tech/2024/05/01/0/ansible-is-a-lisp
type: article
source: "Lobsters"
published: 2024-05-02T07:37:32.825Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:06:08.895Z
tags: ["ansible", "lisp"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 3
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Ansible is a Lisp

**[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 6 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Ansible is a homoiconic language, similar to Lisp, where code and data have the same form. Ansible also has syntactic macros and can execute YAML files. It provides JSON templating and allows for the generation of syntax with tasks. These macros are non-hygenic, and Ansible can be considered a 'spiritual' Lisp.

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Tags: [#ansible](https://daily.dev/tags/ansible), [#lisp](https://daily.dev/tags/lisp)

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