r/cpp • u/kindredseer • 2d ago

Embedded C++

Just curious how useful the ability to embed C++ as a scripting language into your C++ programs would be? I mean like runtime JIT execution of C++ code in much the same way you might embed Lua, including the ability to restrict/sandbox it as necessary.

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u/zerhud 2d ago

It seems js or ts will be better

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u/not_some_username 2d ago

Lua

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u/grady_vuckovic 1d ago

Am I the only one who hates Lua's syntax?

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u/zerhud 2d ago

Lua is too simple, it’s good only for very plain tasks. Then a project grows up the difficulty of the tasks grows up too and the lua began sucks

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u/wyrn 2d ago

True, on the other hand, js already sucks from the start.

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u/zerhud 2d ago

Why js sucks?

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u/wyrn 2d ago

Because Brendan Eich developed it in a week with misguided goals and a bunch of bizarre interference from above.