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Additional-Escape498 t1_j9txq63 wrote

Programming might become writing functions by specifying them in natural language in a way that correctly states the inputs and desired outputs. Still requires algorithmic thinking, just at a higher level of abstraction. Like moving from assembly code to Python.

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jsveiga t1_j9tz6rz wrote

And there are things that I'd take longer to explain in plain language than I take to code myself.

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Additional-Escape498 t1_j9u0h32 wrote

True. Just like there are some problems that are easier to code in C than in Python

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PhilipLiptonSchrute t1_j9u2f9k wrote

This is how I got through 4 levels of Spanish in college.

The teachers weren't lying that it'd be easy to tell if you used Google translate. However, as long as you used the Spanish rules when writing what you wanted to have translated, it got pretty damn close. You have to know how to talk to the machine.

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dc2b18b t1_j9v2nfk wrote

The whole point of code is that it’s unambiguous. If you have to use natural language to get your AI to write code, you’re going to have to use such precise language that you might as well just write code.

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EnsignElessar t1_j9u6xzt wrote

Oh codex can already write everything for you. Seems to be about 60 percent accurate? (someone with more experience correct me if i'm wrong)

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