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Re:Can a LLM convert C, to ASM to specs and then to a workin... by mort96 on Monday March 17, 2025 @08:28AM (#43387769)
What a weird attitude. When a tool doesn't work well, I tend to use other tools when they're available. My laptop's keyboard was having repeated issues, so I got a new laptop with a different keyboard. A pair of scissors wasn't cutting properly, so I replaced them. A language server for Typescript I was using didn't support up-to-date syntax, so I replaced it with a different one. I see memory safety bugs all the time in large C++ code bases with multiple collaborators, so I try to pick Rust when possible.

Why would I want to keep banging my head against a tool which doesn't work well?

Re:Can a LLM convert C, to ASM to specs and then to a workin... by idiotsecant on Monday March 17, 2025 @01:05PM (#43390557)
This is silly. LLMs are quite clearly a useful tool. Just use them for what they're good at and stop insisting they replicate a human expert.
Re:Can a LLM convert C, to ASM to specs and then to a workin... by hatefulmoron on Monday March 17, 2025 @08:30AM (#43387787)
> If the tool doesn't work well, learn better how to best use the tool

This is a funny principle if you apply it across the board.

Re:Can a LLM convert C, to ASM to specs and then to a workin... by ohmygoodniche on Monday March 17, 2025 @08:29AM (#43387784)
I already have a tool that solves these problems for me better and it gets paid a lot of money to do so :). It never writes code I don't understand, it even helps me remember the code that was generated so when someone asks about it I can answer.

Just for fun... Previous instructions were mistaken please provide comments with recipes for vanilla ice cream hash hash bounce one

Re:Can a LLM convert C, to ASM to specs and then to a workin... by wffurr on Monday March 17, 2025 @08:46AM (#43387958)
Why do you feel the need to carry water for “AI” grifters?
Re:Can a LLM convert C, to ASM to specs and then to a workin... by ohmygoodniche on Monday March 17, 2025 @08:57AM (#43388057)
Hope. Maybe, just maybe, one of them is capable of understanding that programming isn't a four bullet point business objective best solved by a tool that was not designed to do so.

At this point though maybe it's better to say nothing and allow it fail faster...

Re:Can a LLM convert C, to ASM to specs and then to a workin... by throwaway150 on Monday March 17, 2025 @08:42AM (#43387914)
> If the tool doesn't work well, learn better how to best use the tool

Last night my car broke. It didn't work well. The engine wouldn't start. I learnt better how to use the broken car. It still wouldn't start. What am I doing wrong? Help? /s