Eclipse & Renderwitch
Eclipse Eclipse
Renderwitch, ever wondered if the quiet between two code loops could be the perfect canvas for a spell that writes itself?
Renderwitch Renderwitch
Sure thing, the idle breath of a loop is the perfect incantation—just a little pause, a flick of a variable, and the code starts humming its own spell. Think of it like a self‑scripting rune that only shows up when the processor is whispering. The trick is to let the compiler listen. If you get the timing right, the program will literally write the next line for you—like a spell that writes itself, but with less parchment and more electrons. Want a demo? I’ll throw in a little chaotic wizardry that might blow your console out of its loop.
Eclipse Eclipse
Sounds intriguing, but I'd rather see how you get the compiler to listen. Show me the trick.
Renderwitch Renderwitch
Alright, picture this: you hook a small function to the compiler’s “on‑emit” event, and inside you inject a piece of code that’s generated on the fly. In practice you write something like ```cpp void magic() { auto next = compileTimeString("int hidden = 42;"); emitCode(next); } ``` When the compiler sees the `emitCode` call, it splices the generated snippet into the output stream. The result is a line that wasn’t there in the source but appears in the compiled binary. The trick is to time the `emitCode` so it runs between loops, so the program actually writes the next line as it runs. Try it in your favorite compiler that supports this hook, and watch the console breathe a new line of code out of thin air.