sqlpp11

If you love C++ Template magic look at https://github.com/rbock/sqlpp11 This allows "normal" C++ code, which by the compiler is converted into the query string, allowing code like for (const auto& row : db(select(all_of(foo)).from(foo).where(foo.hasFun or foo.name == "joker"))) { int64_t id = row.id; // numeric fields are implicitly convertible to numeric c++ types } (Random pick from the README)

C++ has a similar thing with sqlpp11: https://github.com/rbock/sqlpp11

> * Java gets a lot of benefit from having Object as the base class of nearly everything. It would be a long write-up to explore all the implications, but suffice it to say that the new C++ `any` and `variant` are attempts to get some of the features that Java has been taking for granted for decades. Counter point, C++'s templates and preference for value types means that downcasting is rarely needed. `variant` also has no equivalent direct equivalent in Java, because it can only be "downcast" to one of the named variants whereas `Object` can be downcast to any type in the program. > * C++ has barely any reflection mechanisms, which sounds like no big deal, but it prevents things that Java programmers take for granted, like high-powered debuggers, standard off-the-shelf database abstraction layers, and dependency injection mechanisms. C++