What is history and concept of code annotation?

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Published on 2012-03-27T14:21:25Z Indexed on 2012/03/27 17:42 UTC
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C# and Java has code attribute and code annotation. I don't know about other languages, but I know the code annotation feature is used to expand language itself.

I knew what it is, but I want to know how it developed over time. I want to know its history. How it demanded and how it implemented. Is this possible to implement this in kind of concept on LISP, Smalltalk or C++?

And is there a general term to call the concept of annotation?

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