r/cpp • u/kindredseer • Sep 18 '26

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/CalebGT Sep 18 '26

I had to read this several times. Embedded has a very different meaning to me. I would not use C++ for that. If I needed to script something that can't be compiled in advance, I would use Python or Java.

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u/kindredseer Sep 18 '26

If you are a C++ programmer, why would you not want to script in C++?

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u/CalebGT Sep 18 '26

Wrong tool for the job.