Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:11:27 +0000
Dear std-proposals,
I am writing to share an exciting proof-of-concept I have developed and to invite your feedback on whether its core ideas could be valuable for the C++ standard library.
Over the past months, I have built a complete system called "ZENITH" in pure ISO C++23 (no extensions, runs on current Clang and GCC) that demonstrates deep compile-time source introspection and policy-driven code generation.
The system is capable of:
Embedding arbitrary C++ source as a string literal (NTTP).
Constexpr lexing and parsing the source to extract semantics (declaration count, arithmetic expressions, enum values, state transitions).
Performing compile-time policy checks (e.g., threat level reflected from source).
Conditionally emitting different machine code paths (full power vs dormant/hardened).
Executing the emitted code natively (mmap + call) and returning the reflected value.
This enables use cases that are difficult or impossible today without macros or external tools:
Zero-trust self-hardening binaries (high threat → dormant payload).
Deterministic contract verification (state machine analysis at compile time).
Safe DSL validation and conditional generation.
The implementation is entirely constexpr, leveraging recursive templates and NTTP strings, and has been tested extensively with complex expressions, enum parsing, and agent-based orchestration.
I believe primitives like an enhanced std::constexpr_string (with constexpr find/substr) and basic constexpr tokenizer utilities could bring some of these capabilities into the standard library safely and portably, giving C++ programmers powerful new tools for metaprogramming, security, and correctness — all in released C++ today, complementing the upcoming C++26 reflection.
I would be delighted to receive your thoughts on the technical feasibility, design trade-offs, and potential interest. If there is enthusiasm, I would be happy to prepare a full proposal paper with detailed wording and reference implementation.
Thank you for your time and expertise — I look forward to any feedback or discussion.
Best regards,
ZENITH architect
Actual code result:[Screenshot 2026-02-11 at 11.07.39 am.png]
I am writing to share an exciting proof-of-concept I have developed and to invite your feedback on whether its core ideas could be valuable for the C++ standard library.
Over the past months, I have built a complete system called "ZENITH" in pure ISO C++23 (no extensions, runs on current Clang and GCC) that demonstrates deep compile-time source introspection and policy-driven code generation.
The system is capable of:
Embedding arbitrary C++ source as a string literal (NTTP).
Constexpr lexing and parsing the source to extract semantics (declaration count, arithmetic expressions, enum values, state transitions).
Performing compile-time policy checks (e.g., threat level reflected from source).
Conditionally emitting different machine code paths (full power vs dormant/hardened).
Executing the emitted code natively (mmap + call) and returning the reflected value.
This enables use cases that are difficult or impossible today without macros or external tools:
Zero-trust self-hardening binaries (high threat → dormant payload).
Deterministic contract verification (state machine analysis at compile time).
Safe DSL validation and conditional generation.
The implementation is entirely constexpr, leveraging recursive templates and NTTP strings, and has been tested extensively with complex expressions, enum parsing, and agent-based orchestration.
I believe primitives like an enhanced std::constexpr_string (with constexpr find/substr) and basic constexpr tokenizer utilities could bring some of these capabilities into the standard library safely and portably, giving C++ programmers powerful new tools for metaprogramming, security, and correctness — all in released C++ today, complementing the upcoming C++26 reflection.
I would be delighted to receive your thoughts on the technical feasibility, design trade-offs, and potential interest. If there is enthusiasm, I would be happy to prepare a full proposal paper with detailed wording and reference implementation.
Thank you for your time and expertise — I look forward to any feedback or discussion.
Best regards,
ZENITH architect
Actual code result:[Screenshot 2026-02-11 at 11.07.39 am.png]
Received on 2026-02-11 09:11:35