Comment by beaker52
5 days ago
Actually, we’ve been formally declaring the logic of programs to compilers, which is something very different.
5 days ago
Actually, we’ve been formally declaring the logic of programs to compilers, which is something very different.
(Replying to myself because hn)
That’s not the only difference at all. A good use of an LLM might be to ask it what the difference between using an LLM and writing code for a compiler is.
Equally a good use for a legacy compiler that compiles a legacy language. Granted, you are going to have to write a lot more boilerplate to see it function (that being the difference, after all), but the outcome will be the same either way. It's all just 1s and 0s at the end of the day.
Sorry friend, if you can’t identify the important differences between a compiler and an LLM, either intentionally or unintentionally (I can’t tell), then I must question the value of whatever you have to say on the topic.
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The only difference is that newer languages have figured out how to remove a lot of the boilerplate.