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One thing about scripting languages is that it doesn't seem like a hugely meaningful choice anymore. GPT-4 can easily generate trivial scripts in any language.
by boringuser2 3y ago
One thing about scripting languages is that it doesn't seem like a hugely meaningful choice anymore.
GPT-4 can easily generate trivial scripts in any language.
Any complex codebase can be maintained in a typical language.
- jrm4 3y agoSo curious as to why this got downvoted -- it feels exactly right.
- DonaldPShimoda 3y agoAny sufficiently complex LLM-generated program is (semantically) indistinguishable from garbage.
- generalizations 3y agoI've found that GPT4 is particularly good at generating TCL code. Possibly because what's out there is generally high-quality, possibly because there's very little syntax for it to keep track of.
- jrm4 3y agoWell duh, that's not what you use it for. You use it to generate parts and snippets quicker.
- boringuser2 3y agoGPT-4 is fantastic as one-off scripts for any task. It can produce scripts in seconds that might have taken technical support people an entire day (stretched to a week or more of work) prior. Of course, it can't maintain a codebase like a professional developer can. Thank God.
- boringuser2 3y agoTech type people that previously found a massive value in producing simple scripts probably wouldn't like this. It erases the value of the skills they developed. Only a professional programmer is insulated from this obsolescence. I am sympathetic to the fact that low-knowledge tech workers had their value erased over night. I don't have any solutions for this problem.