| ▲ | alexpotato 7 hours ago | |
Was chatting with a friend about this: "I used to write java code and the compiler turned it into JVM bytecode. Now I write in English and the LLMs compile it into whatever language I want." Although as one HN commenter pointed out: English is a pretty bad programming language as it's way more ambiguous than most programming languages. | ||
| ▲ | sgc 6 hours ago | parent [-] | |
The English language has the ability to be ambiguous, but I bet AI use will change the way we use the English language colloquially, to say more specifically what we mean. I worked as a home inspector for a while. Writing for an LLM is very similar to writing a home inspection report or legal brief (or talking to a group of teenagers). Navigate the minefield with very specific intention. | ||