Claude Is Not a Compiler

Post by eraserj » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC

Post by xnorswap » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC

vivzkestrel wrote: post #9

- it is a very very very very fancy autocomplete

Post by tovej » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC

eraserj wrote: post #11

I'll go a step further and say Claude is an Interpreter. It even has just-in-time compilation: it can directly follow a spec and generate small snippets live. I'm pretty sure we'll soon see services (admittedly highly inefficient) built on Claude-as-a-backend.

Post by tovej » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC

ritzaco wrote: post #14

sanderjd wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Each year, as the models improve, we add one more "very".

how many do you add before they become more fancy at auto complete than humans though

Post by kaonwarb » Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC

couchand wrote: post #5

The argument being made here is really incredible when you unpack it. 1) The construction of the Empire State Building was particularly effective due to the depth of human-to-human collaboration. 2) Isn't it great that we can burn a bunch of dinosaur blood to convince ourselves that we don't need other humans?