Re:Ask HN: Why don't people talk about programming by example?
by otras on Monday November 12, 2018 @04:38PM
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> Why are people still debating syntax when programming by example is clearly the future?
In your opinion, why is it clearly the future?
From the abstract of a paper about this topic [0]: "Programming by Examples (PBE) has the potential to revolutionize enduser programming by enabling end users, most of whom are non-programmers, to create scripts for automating repetitive tasks. "
Most of the professional programming I've done has been solving (relatively) unique problems, not automating repetitive tasks. While automating repetitive tasks is a great use-case for programming, I don't think that's enough to call it the future of all programming.
In your opinion, why is it clearly the future?
From the abstract of a paper about this topic [0]: "Programming by Examples (PBE) has the potential to revolutionize enduser programming by enabling end users, most of whom are non-programmers, to create scripts for automating repetitive tasks. "
Most of the professional programming I've done has been solving (relatively) unique problems, not automating repetitive tasks. While automating repetitive tasks is a great use-case for programming, I don't think that's enough to call it the future of all programming.
[0]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/...