Would REPL get native support?

[purplemint]

Python-style REPL is helpful for iterative programming. Understand it is definitely feasible to support using higher level framework, wondering if supporting it natively will be a goal (or non-goal)?

[OlaFosheimGrostad]

I don't know what their goals would be, but I guess you could write your own REPL with the reference interpreter? Or are you thinking of something like cling ?

[purplemint]

I don't know what their goals would be, but I guess you could write your own REPL with the reference interpreter? Or are you thinking of something like cling ?

Realistically maintaining compatibility with REPL without the support of official goal is difficult, especially given fast iteration in the first few years.

[geoffromer]

Native REPL support is not currently a goal. I suspect it won't be possible to provide a really seamless REPL experience without compromising our goal of C++ interoperability, but something like cling might be feasible.

I'm converting this to a discussion, because it seems like more of a question than an issue.

[purplemint]

Thanks make sense.