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Great documentation is important for humans, but more so for machines. The concept of ‘tiered documentation’ means that both developers and LLMs get what they need. Now the AI want their own documentation?
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Quote: Now the AI want their own documentation? It would be interesting to see what comes out if we let it to write it on its own...
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We have to write unambiguous, correct code. If AI is going to write the code, it will need unambiguous, correct specifications, which merely shifts the problem from <computer-language-of-your-choice> to <natural-language-of-your-choice>.
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Greg Utas wrote: natural-language-of-your-choice
Natural language, or an argot of some sort? I'm thinking that natural languages tend towards ambiguity, but an argot can reduce that. I'm thinking of something like "lawyerese", where every word or phrase has an exact legal interpretation, and although to the uninitiated, legal documents seem to be redundant and florid, to a lawyer, the meaning is clear and precise.
"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants"
Chuckles the clown
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If these LLMs can understand natural languages, maybe an argot wouldn't be necessary.
The funny thing is that I was going to say something about lawyers becoming the new coders. At least this would give some of them work that's more beneficial to society.
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When you execute a .NET method, the JIT compiles the method to native code. This native code is then executed by the CPU. In this post, I describe how you can inspect the generated assembly code. Because you never know when you want to keep an eye on that compiler
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Quote: Because you never know when you want to keep an eye on that compiler In my PLC times I wrote a nested for loop in SCL and it made a 87Kb function to transfer to the PLC, when I had a look inside my head almost blew up.
I did the same functionality on my own using LAD... End size didn't reach the 2Kb to do the same.
My point is: Only because you might be able to open the generated assembly code, it doesn't mean that you are going to understand anything about it. I definitivelly couldn't understand what the Step 7 generated, at all.
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Has @code-witch seen this?
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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just did thanks to you.
Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
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The really short version: the way we build/ship software these days is mostly ridiculous, leading to 350MB packages that draw graphs, and simple products importing 1600 dependencies of unknown provenance. It is not _that_ the code is shipping, it's _what_ code is shipping
With apologies to Ron White
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I empathize with everything Hubert writes. Unfortunately, like most things nowadays, it's too late to change how software is developed, short of another dinosaur killing asteroid or man-made catastrophe. My money is on the man-made catastrophe option. (Though one other option is for an enlightened project manager to "just say no", but as I was told in my 20's, "I can't put 'I used Marc's software development paradigms' on my resume." I kid you not.
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Vast majority of US workers admit artificial intelligence tools could replace them, according to a recent survey And the other third seems to be working on AI to do it
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Tiny clumps of cells show basic cognitive abilities, and some animals can remember things after losing their head I thought there were lots of people already proving that brains aren't required?
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Quote: I thought there were lots of people already proving that brains aren't required? IQ drops exponentally with the amount of people coming together in the same place.
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I laughed when I read that the intelligence of living things is basically in your (or the worm's) butt. Reminds me of an old Bill Cosby gag about getting up and going into another room to get something and then forgetting. So you go back and sit down in your chair and then you remember what you wanted to get. Next time, instead of going back and sitting down, just stand there and push on your butt.
Brent
Brent
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"Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription." Beware of printer cartridge hackers or printer cartridge CEOs?
Sorry I seem to keep hammering on the HP CEO, but he's starting it.
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Quote: Sorry I seem to keep hammering on the HP CEO, but he's starting it. Start to remind me the one of McAfee
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Put this CEO on the first to be replaced by AI. AI couldn't do it any worse...
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Quote: Because every time a customer buys a printer, it's an investment for us. We're investing [in] that customer, and if this customer doesn’t print enough or doesn’t use our supplies, it’s a bad investment. Gives you a warm feeling inside doesn't it? them.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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It's simple truth. They are making an investment in the customer by selling the hardware for very little.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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what utter bullshit. Seems to be my new word these days.
If HP's computers are built to allow malware, hold them legally accountable. Watch how fast he fixes his nonsense.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has taken us back to the era of 16-bit Windows and the definition of a "hard error" compared to something a bit softer and easier. A little blue pill?
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Too bad for the KSS rule!
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Quote: What makes a hard error hard? Maybe a kernel exploit in a pocket?
Does that pass? ("Is that a ... or are you just ...?")
If not, please delete.
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