Re:Using C++ as a scripting language, part 8
by kevingadd on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:34PM
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"advances in computing power, parallelism, and JIT technology would be more than adequate to accommodate an interpreted scripting language."
While this is true, game consoles + iOS/iPadOS prohibit JIT and in some cases prohibit script interpreters, so people resort to stuff like 'we wrote a compiler for C# that turns it all into C++ source files' in order to pass review and collect Fortnite Money*.
* I'm using Fortnite Money here to represent 'the kind of money you can make if you're willing to sell lootboxes to teens on the App Store'
While this is true, game consoles + iOS/iPadOS prohibit JIT and in some cases prohibit script interpreters, so people resort to stuff like 'we wrote a compiler for C# that turns it all into C++ source files' in order to pass review and collect Fortnite Money*.
* I'm using Fortnite Money here to represent 'the kind of money you can make if you're willing to sell lootboxes to teens on the App Store'