diff --git a/lectures/05/lec5a.ex b/lectures/05/lec5a.ex
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+defmodule M do
+	def if_fun(predicate, do: do_block, else: else_block) do
+		cond do
+			predicate -> do_block
+			true -> else_block
+		end
+	end
+
+	defmacro inspect(x) do
+		IO.inspect(x)
+	end
+
+	defmacro if_macro(predicate, do: do_block, else: else_block) do
+		quote do
+			cond do
+				unquote(predicate) -> unquote(do_block)
+				true -> unquote(else_block)
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
+	defmacro while(condition, do: do_block) do
+		quote do
+			try do
+				for _ <- Stream.cycle [:ok] do
+					if unquote(condition), do: unquote(do_block),
+					else: throw :break
+				end
+			catch :throw, :break -> :ok end
+		end
+	end
+end
diff --git a/lectures/05/lec5b.ex b/lectures/05/lec5b.ex
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+defmodule M do
+  defmacro context() do
+	# macro's context
+	IO.inspect(__MODULE__)
+	quote do
+	  # caller's context
+	  IO.inspect(unquote(__MODULE__))
+	  IO.inspect(__MODULE__)
+	end
+  end
+
+  defmacro twice(x) do
+	quote do
+	  unquote(x) + unquote(x)
+	end
+  end
+
+  defmacro twice_v2(x) do
+	quote bind_quoted: [x: x] do
+	  x + x
+	end
+  end
+end
+
+defmodule Test do
+  import M
+
+  def test() do
+	context()
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lectures/05/lec5c.ex b/lectures/05/lec5c.ex
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+defmodule M do
+  defmacro say(msg) do
+	name = String.to_atom("say_#{msg}")
+	quote do
+	  def name() do
+		IO.puts(unquote(msg))
+	  end
+	end
+  end
+end
+
+defmodule Test do
+  import M
+
+  say("hello")
+end
diff --git a/lectures/05/lec5d.ex b/lectures/05/lec5d.ex
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+# unquote fragments
+defmodule M do
+  for {k, v} <- [homer: 55, bart: 76] do
+	def unquote(k)(), do: unquote(v)
+  end
+end
+
+M.homer()
+M.bart()
diff --git a/lectures/05/main.c b/lectures/05/main.c
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+++ b/lectures/05/main.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define CHECK(pred) printf("%s ... %s\n", pred ? "passed" : "FAILED", #pred)
+
+int main(void) {
+	CHECK(1 + 1 == 2);
+	CHECK(1 + 2 == 4);
+}
diff --git a/lectures/05/notes.ex b/lectures/05/notes.ex
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+# see abstract syntax tree (ast)
+quote do: 1 + 2
+# {:+, [context: Elixir, imports: [{1, Kernel}, {2, Kernel}]], [1, 2]}
+#
+#	   +
+#	  / \
+#	 1	 2
+#
+
+alias String, as: S
+# {:__aliases__, [alias: String], [:S]}
+
+### Abstract literal
+quote do: 1 # -> 1
+quote do: "hello" # -> "hello"
+quote do: [1, 2, 3] # -> [1, 2, 3] # a list of ast literals is an ast literal
+quote do: {1, 2} # -> {1, 2} # doubles are ast literals but not triples
+
+
+### Macro - something that takes an AST and returns an AST
+x = 2
+quote do: x # -> {:x, [], Elixir} # doesnt evaluate it, just ast of expression
+quote do: unquote(x) # -> 2
diff --git a/lectures/05/testing.ex b/lectures/05/testing.ex
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+++ b/lectures/05/testing.ex
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+defmodule Testing do
+  defmacro check(predicate) do
+	test = Macro.to_string(predicate)
+	quote do
+	  cond do
+		unquote(predicate) -> IO.puts("passed ... #{unquote(test)}")
+		true -> IO.puts("FAILED ... #{unquote(test)}")
+	  end
+	end
+  end
+
+  defmacro test(description, do: block) do
+	name = "test_#{description}"
+	fn_name = String.to_atom(name)
+	quote do
+	  @tests [unquote(fn_name) | @tests]
+	  def unquote(fn_name)() do
+		IO.puts(unquote(name) <> ":")
+		unquote(block)
+	  end
+	end
+  end
+
+  defmacro __before_compile__(_env) do
+  # defmacro make_run_tests() do
+	quote do
+	  def run_tests() do
+		Enum.each(Enum.reverse(@tests), fn f -> apply(__MODULE__, f, []) end)
+	  end
+	end
+  end
+
+  defmacro __using__(_opts) do
+	quote do
+	  import unquote(__MODULE__)
+	  @tests []
+	  @before_compile unquote(__MODULE__)
+	end
+  end
+end
+
+defmodule Tests do
+  use Testing # this requires Testing and call Testing.__using__
+
+  test "equality" do
+	check(1 + 1 == 2)
+	check(1 + 2 == 4)
+  end
+
+  test "greater" do
+	check(1 > 2)
+	check(1 < 2)
+  end
+
+  # make_run_tests()
+end