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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?

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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.
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