What is reflection? What purposes does it serve? Describe an inappropriate use of reflection. Name an aspect of reflection supported by the CLI but not by the JVM. Why is reflection more difficult to...

What is reflection? What purposes does it serve? Describe an inappropriate use of reflection. Name an aspect of reflection supported by the CLI but not by the JVM. Why is reflection more difficult to implement in Java or C# than it is in Perl or Ruby? What are annotations (Java) or attributes (C#)? What are they used for?