Treat Agent Output Like Compiler Output

Posted by friscofoodie on Monday March 09, 2026 @06:22PM
from the skiplabs.io dept.

https://skiplabs.io/blog/codegen_as_compiler

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Re:Treat Agent Output Like Compiler Output by haint on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @03:38AM (#47320150)

Compiler output is deterministic, agent output is not.

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Re:Treat Agent Output Like Compiler Output by vrighter on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @05:30AM (#47320913)

where compilers use nondeterminism, they are always choosing between several proven valid options. This is not due to any external tools. It's a contract between the compiler and the programmer.

Llms are choosing from the space of all possibilities, including "miscompilations"

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