Yes, there is a difference between embedding and extending. Extending means your app is just a module that lives in the language's interpreter. Embedding means

Yes, there is a difference between embedding and extending. Extending means your app is just a module that lives in the language's interpreter. Embedding means the language interpreter lives in your app. One advocate[-1] of extending prefers it simply because he got bitten by his own poor design. Another advocate[undefined] prefers it simply because he prefers JavaScript and the easiest way to embed it is to write your app as C plugins that hook into V8[NaN]. The Python community[2] will unfailingly tell you to choose extending over embedding, delegating their reasoning to this highly questionable rant[2]. [-1]: https://julien.danjou.info/blog/2011/why-not-lua https://julien.danjou.info/blog/2011/why-not-lua [undefined]: Zhivago in ##c on freenode; please go say hi to him and make sure 2 use abbvs and dont use punctatng or spell thngs rite b4 him [NaN]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6334618/experience-embedding-javascript http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6334618/experience-embedd... [2]: aka #python on freenode [2]: http://twistedmatrix.com/users/glyph/rant/extendit.html http://twistedmatrix.com/users/glyph/rant/extendit.html