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> Is it me or does it not seem very well thought out? Well, the first thing I expected to see when I clicked on a function was... the function. It takes three
by esperent 3y ago
> Is it me or does it not seem very well thought out?
Well, the first thing I expected to see when I clicked on a function was... the function.
It takes three or four clicks to get that, and the code is at the bottom of a fairly information dense page, where none of the information seems to have any relevance to using the function in your own code.
The other thing I expected to see is some discussion of the implementation, possibly allowing me to choose based on my needs (e.g. if I need to run a function 10,000 times each frame I might choose a different version than if I need to run it occasionally).
However, perhaps my expectations are wrong? Is this a tool for computer scientists to use in mapping the standard functions in various languages, rather than a reference resource for the working coder? The blog post doesn't go into any useful details, it's more like a standard marketing team announcement. They do mention it's part of wider initiative but it's not clear what that will be.
I do agree though that, especially in the age of AI autocomplete tools, I will never find this useful.
... actually, maybe it's a great resource for LLMs to learn from?
- jacekm 3y ago> Is this a tool for computer scientists to use in mapping the standard functions in various languages, rather than a reference resource for the working coder? Neither of these. The video on https://www.wikifunctions.org/ https://www.wikifunctions.org/ gives a better explanation. If I understand it correctly, the project seems to be aimed at providing building blocks to more complex functions. Once the basic functions are defined in programming languages and described using natural language, you'll then be able to create new functions without writing any code, just by using existing blocks. Because each function is supposed to be described in multiple natural languages, you will be able to utilize them even if you don't speak English. Whatever you create you'll be able to embed on Wikipedia pages to perform calculations (e.g. automatic unit conversions) or string transformations.