Python is rather a UI for human logic comprehension. A mathematical notation of logics. Not a code to drive computer.
And prompt does not replace that.
If AI writes your code, why use Python?
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Re: If AI writes your code, why use Python?
#122If AI writes your articles, why use brain?
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Re: If AI writes your code, why use Python?
#123you still need to look at the code oneday so id say c++ still would be a preferred target language even for ai. i know i hear a lot about rust but im still getting the idea its a niche language overall. i know people love it and point out its advantages, but sometimes good enough is good enough (i.e. c++)
Re: If AI writes your code, why use Python?
#124Earlier quoted context omitted.
Training data can't be the whole answer. LLMs are really good at translating to different programming languages. This makes sense, given that they are derived from text translation systems. I'm getting great results in languages with comparatively small bodies of freely available code. The bigger hurdle is usually that LLMs tend to copy common idioms in the target language and if it is an "enterprise-y" language like…
Very true. I have to steer models hard for C++. They constantly suggest std::variant :P
is that bad?
Godbolt got a 2x speed improvement switching from what he thought was a good fast impl to std:variant
Re: If AI writes your code, why use Python?
#125Read the first few comments and surprised I didn’t see it, but training data. The voluminous amount of Python in the training data. I could write in brainfuck with ai, but I presume, wouldn’t get the same results than if going with python. My follow up question: with AI now, why care about a lang until you need to?
Training data can't be the whole answer. LLMs are really good at translating to different programming languages. This makes sense, given that they are derived from text translation systems. I'm getting great results in languages with comparatively small bodies of freely available code. The bigger hurdle is usually that LLMs tend to copy common idioms in the target language and if it is an "enterprise-y" language like…
In higher dimensional vector space, yes it can.
Dimensionality gets bizarre in 1000-D space. Similarity and orthogonality express themselves in strange ways and each dimension codes different semantic meaning.
Therefore, if the training data is highly consistent you are by definition reducing some complexity and/or encoding better similarity.
In Go the statement
result, err := Storage.write(...)
if err != nil { ... }
try { Storage.write() } catch (error) { ... }
Re: If AI writes your code, why use Python?
#126Read the first few comments and surprised I didn’t see it, but training data. The voluminous amount of Python in the training data. I could write in brainfuck with ai, but I presume, wouldn’t get the same results than if going with python. My follow up question: with AI now, why care about a lang until you need to?
> I could write in brainfuck with ai, but I presume, wouldn’t get the same results than if going with python.
Re: If AI writes your code, why use Python?
#127The article applies to a narrow case of a totally green field application that's going to be completely vibecoded. This is the only case where you reasonably can be indifferent to what the language is, and so you can abandon familiar Python and go with unfamiliar Rust. (If you _are_ familiar with Rust, the point of the article is moot.) This "fair weather development" approach feels very risky if that application is…
You’re behind the state of the art. I’m not exaggerating when I say AI can diagnose and solve those issues for you too.
Re: If AI writes your code, why use Python?
#128I had agents code up an app for me in Swift a while back and the entire experience was so much better than your typical Python experience. The agents took full advantage of the compiler and static typing. There were far fewer bugs than expected.
Re: If AI writes your code, why use Python?
#129Because AI creates unmaintainable messes in any language, and ergonomic ones help humans clean up.
Re: If AI writes your code, why use Python?
#130Because I can understand and edit that code by hand if I need to.