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Reflection across languages: C++26 vs Rust, C#, Java, TypeScript, Go, Python
Capstone: the canonical reflection tasks — serialize, enum↔string, CLI parsing, ORM row binding — side by side in seven mainstream languages. Where C++ lands, and what the uniquely-C++ angle actually gives you.
The fastest JVM is the C++26 compiler
Koen Samyn's BeCPP talk used std::meta::substitute to transform Java bytecode into executable C++ at compile time. The compiler constant-folds the entire program. The loop doesn't run faster. It doesn't exist. This is reflection used not for serialization or enum-to-string, but as a compile-time metaprogramming substrate for building language interpreters.