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>>>compose a poem — a poem about the interpretation of programming expressions! But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery, retribution, quiet

by kian 4y ago

>>>compose a poem — a poem about the interpretation of programming expressions! But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery, retribution, quiet heroism in the face of certain doom! Six lines, with clever rhymes and enjambment! A language of code, the expression of thought A complex web of operations tightly wrought It speaks of a power, a strength from within Though often misunderstood, the answer is within A marvel of logic, of reason and rhyme A careworn path forged by one who has time It speaks of a courage, a spirit that's strong Its secrets and wonders will never be wrong. ------------------ Not six lines, and no enjambment, but I almost like the first two lines. Middle School Poetry contestants, watch your step! (and middle school teachers, too).

kian 4y ago
compose a poem — a poem about the interpretation of programming expressions by a computer scientist! But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery, retribution, quiet heroism in the face of certain doom at the lack of ability to tell if a program halts! Six lines, with clever rhymes and enjambment! The computer scientist's toil, It's not a task of oil and soil, But one of programming expressions, By which one can make deductions, For it's math and logic that must be mined, To know if a program halts or grinds. ------ from this second interaction, I can already see a use for it as a poet -- suggesting metaphors and turns of phrase that can be seeds for others --- halts or grinds against logic mined is pretty nice here. I'll likely use that.
kian 4y ago
And one with sixteen lines >>>>But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery, retribution, quiet heroism in the face of certain doom at the lack of ability to tell if a program halts! Sixteen lines, with clever rhymes and enjambment written by a world-class poet! The program's expression is unspoken, A language of logic yet often broken. Inputs, outputs, and functions, Symbols and strings, conditions and conventions; The computer scientist, a master of the art, Deciphering the code, line by line, a fresh start. He searches for understanding, a way to the core, A quest for the answer, his knowledge to explore. But what if the answer's an undecidable? A halting problem, a tragedy of sorts, For the computer scientist, a struggle of sorts. His efforts will be in vain, The answer, he'll never attain. A world of infinite loops, No way of telling if the program halts; A tragedy of a timeless sort, A love and a trecherous retort. Through the silent expressions, A quiet heroism is expressed. A courage in the face of certain doom, To keep going, in the program's tomb; A machine's interpretation, for the computer scientist's devotion, A grand puzzle of sorts, with no solution. ---- Note again its confusion about line numbers, and the poor word-play, but with in-painting I could see this seriously contending with most poetry that one could write in a classroom setting (for a good reader who knows what sounds good). Taste, in the end, is all that matters?

by kian 4y ago

kian 4y ago

compose a poem — a poem about the interpretation of programming expressions by a computer scientist! But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery, retribution, quiet heroism in the face of certain doom at the lack of ability to tell if a program halts! Six lines, with clever rhymes and enjambment! The computer scientist's toil, It's not a task of oil and soil, But one of programming expressions, By which one can make deductions, For it's math and logic that must be mined, To know if a program halts or grinds. ------ from this second interaction, I can already see a use for it as a poet -- suggesting metaphors and turns of phrase that can be seeds for others --- halts or grinds against logic mined is pretty nice here. I'll likely use that.

kian 4y ago

And one with sixteen lines >>>>But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery, retribution, quiet heroism in the face of certain doom at the lack of ability to tell if a program halts! Sixteen lines, with clever rhymes and enjambment written by a world-class poet! The program's expression is unspoken, A language of logic yet often broken. Inputs, outputs, and functions, Symbols and strings, conditions and conventions; The computer scientist, a master of the art, Deciphering the code, line by line, a fresh start. He searches for understanding, a way to the core, A quest for the answer, his knowledge to explore. But what if the answer's an undecidable? A halting problem, a tragedy of sorts, For the computer scientist, a struggle of sorts. His efforts will be in vain, The answer, he'll never attain. A world of infinite loops, No way of telling if the program halts; A tragedy of a timeless sort, A love and a trecherous retort. Through the silent expressions, A quiet heroism is expressed. A courage in the face of certain doom, To keep going, in the program's tomb; A machine's interpretation, for the computer scientist's devotion, A grand puzzle of sorts, with no solution. ---- Note again its confusion about line numbers, and the poor word-play, but with in-painting I could see this seriously contending with most poetry that one could write in a classroom setting (for a good reader who knows what sounds good). Taste, in the end, is all that matters?