There are lots of differences, but a big one is its lack of a strong distinction between compile time and run time. From "Scopes for C/C++ Users" (https://scopes.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cpp_users.html):

> C/C++ requires programs to be built and linked before they can be executed. For this, a build system is typically employed.

> In contrast, Scopes’ primary execution mode is live, which means that the compiler remains on-line while the program is running, permitting to compile additional functions on demand, and to use other services provided by the Scopes runtime library.

Very much how Lisp does it. Interpret, and then compile-on-the-fly, since you are inside the compiler.

Note the word primary.

> However, Scopes can also build object files compatible with GCC and Clang at runtime using compile-object, which makes it both suitable for classic offline compilation and as foundation for a build system.

Is that really a good use of the word live? Sounds like this is just hot loading, not even hot reloading.

Sounds more like a JIT to me.

Oh, cool, skynet has come online.