We Can't Name Variables. Now We're Writing Prompts?

Re:We Can't Name Variables. Now We're Writing Prompts? by dtgeadamo on Monday October 20, 2025 @10:02PM (#45651652)

We used to rely on compilers for clarity.

Now we rely on language models that don't throw errors when we're imprecise. Programming is becoming less about logic and more about articulation in natural language.

Somewhere, an English teacher is smiling, smugly.

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Re:We Can't Name Variables. Now We're Writing Prompts? by andy99 on Monday October 20, 2025 @10:30PM (#45651813)

Errors are thrown for a reason. An LLM sycophantically ignoring them doesn’t solve the problem. Would you rather someone told you that you had a big hunk of spinach in your teeth or tell you you look great and let you walk around like that all day?

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Re:We Can't Name Variables. Now We're Writing Prompts? by dtgeadamo on Monday October 20, 2025 @10:44PM (#45651909)

I agree with you. An LLM sycophantically ignoring ambiguity IS the problem that requires us to become now much better at communication with natural language. Did you misunderstand the point of the article OR was the article/summary poorly written? :)

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