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Comment by joe_the_user | Hacker News Reader

I'm using and liking a subset of C++ myself...

But for web development, it seems like quibbling to even mention all the reasons it generally isn't used in normal web development - lack of portability, need for compiling and the real and perceived danger of a binary that might run on a server you rent from someone else. Then that said, I have worked on C++ web backend stuff but it was kept well away from the realm that Ruby/Python/jsp/asp inhabit for all these reasons.

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I agree with C++ being a sledgehammer/chainsaw for web development.

However, I was looking at emweb.de, the website of the creators of this toolkit and they seem to be oriented towards web app development for embedded devices.

It does make sense to use C++ embedded devices because:

  * You control the environment completely
  * CPU cycles are not cheap
  * "embedded" developers are already comfortable with C/C++
  * One less "framework" to ship-out/maintain.

edit: formatting

I guess it's a testament to how powerful small hardware is getting that C++ is actually an option in the embedded space. I can see some of the greybeard asm programmers having a stroke right now.

It is properly targeting the high-end embedded market, since there are only a few places I can imagine that you would want an embedded webserver.

Hey, every smart refrigerator needs an embedded web server...

But that would be the upscale embedded market - your ordinary remote control, microwave oven, light sensor, etc would not need an embedded web server.

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