Is static metaprogramming possible in Java?

Question

I am a fan of static metaprogramming in C++. I know Java now has generics. Does this mean that static metaprogramming (i.e., compile-time program execution) is possible in

Answer 1

Lombok offers a weak form of compile time metaprogramming. However, the technique they use is completely general.

See Java code transform at compile time for a related discussion