I wanted to live code in C++. Not a DSL that compiles to C++. Not a scripting language with bindings. Not a state machine that responds to string commands. Actual C++, where if the compiler can compile it, I can eval it at runtime, line by line, scope by scope. [The Live coding section in the video starts at 16:40, for some reason timestamp url is not working] This is the story of how I got there,