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> One significant downside of is-y programs is that in general they run slower than corresponding do-y programs. I wonder about this. It seems like the ultima
by commandlinefan 2y ago
> One significant downside of is-y programs is that in general they run slower than
corresponding do-y programs.
I wonder about this. It seems like the ultimate in declarative programming is prompt engineering: just describe the problem and let the computer decide how to break it down. As of now, humans can still find more efficient ways to break down problems than computers can.
- malcolmgreaves 2y agoA non-deterministic autocomplete system != declarative programming: there isn't any level of precision nor specificity that comes from writing prompts to give to an LLM. If you're interested in learning more about declarative programming, check out functional programming and logic programming.