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We may be moving into an era when everyone can make computer programs, even though they don’t know how to code — at least not in the way we think about coding today. Job security for those that know how?
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More humans coding - not a problem.
AI's coding? Then it gets interesting (or scary)
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Just told a young developer the other day about how this idea emerges every few years and then quietly goes away.
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Yeah, I remember how 4GLs were going to put us all out of business. And visual programming tools. And VB/VBA. Probably a few more that I've forgotten.
TTFN - Kent
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I had the same thought when I saw the headline, but I couldn't resist a look at the thread. To get an idea where this is headed, ask Siri, or Google Now a complicated question.
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Answering a query is miles away from conceptualizing a solution and implementing it.
Eliza already showed how simple rules can give the perception of complexity. An advanced Eliza is not going to write code. It is not even going to understand the problem
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Looks like an opportunity for a consultant
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I think the results we may see may be a lot like the random-generated movie script mentioned in the news item here today. I really enjoyed the movie, by the way.
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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OMEG I never heard of such a shocker before!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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According to Cisco’s recently released annual Visual Networking Index (VNI) Complete Forecast for 2015 to 2020, global IP traffic will almost triple at a compound annual growth rate of 22 percent over the course of the next five years. Does this mean I should upgrade my 56K modem?
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A pair of researchers with the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram has found that stripes on lizards cause predators to see them as moving slower than they actually are, causing attackers to miss their targets. There you go: stripes make you go faster (or at least look like it)
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Inscriptions on Antikythera Mechanism suggests it was mechanical computer used to track sun, moon "It's not 'Door to Heaven', it's... 'Stargate'"
OK, that's what most reasonable people thought it was all this time, but here's a little confirmation.
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And it's smartphones, not PCs that make up the bulk of that 8 billion devices. Is it getting a little crowded in here?
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XML was useful in its time, but it has been supplanted by faster, more flexible formats. "XML is nasty to parse for humans, and it's a disaster to parse even for computers."
Linus is always a great source for moderate comments
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Though I liked the concept of XML, it's serious overkill, and the signal-to-noise ratio is way too poor. While still imperfect, IMO, JSON is a lot better, and has a far better S/N ratio.
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I agree, but you can get a lot closer to JSON with XML by using a sticking to the subset of XML that strictly uses attributes.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Yes, assuming that the peer sending you the data understands. Nevertheless, the signal-to-noise ratio is still way too low to suit me. On that, JSON and labeled CSV files win hands down.
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Java's creator and the Java EE Guardians group believe Oracle has all but abandoned the language. Yeah, but what does he know about the language anyway?
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Sunspring isn't the product of Hollywood hacks—it was written entirely by an AI. OK, the AI aren't about to take over the world (at least not this one)
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Does that mean our current crop of Artificial Stupidity can replace Hollywood?
So ... in other news ... the sun's still shining ... well sometimes.
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Oracle filed a motion arguing that the judge should decide as a matter of law that fair use didn't cover it. In the wake of the jury's pro-Google verdict, Oracle's motion was its last hope of a trial victory. Are we done then?
Other than Google re-writing Android entirely in Go, that is
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Judge Alsup is awesome. He obviously can see through Oracle's Bullsh*t legal tactics, as did the jury.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Cake is a cross platform build automation system, built on top of Roslyn and the Mono Compiler, which uses C# as the scripting language. Let us eat cake!
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#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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