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Re:Kotlin creator's new language: a formal way to talk to LL... by discreteevent on Thursday March 12, 2026 @06:13PM (#47357990)
> It IS a compiler.

What are you talking about? If an LLM is a compiler, then I'm a compiler. Are we going to redefine the meaning of words in order not to upset the LLM makers?

Re:Kotlin creator's new language: a formal way to talk to LL... by reverius42 on Friday March 13, 2026 @02:50AM (#47361393)
Originally, the word "computer" referred to a human being. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(occupation)

Over time, when digital computers became commonplace, the computing moved from the person to the machine. At this time, arguably the humans doing the programming of the machine were doing the work we now ask of a "compiler".

So yes, an LLM can be a compiler in some sense (from a high level abstract language into a programming language), and you too can be a compiler! But currently it's probably a good use of the LLM's time and probably not a good use of yours.

Re:Kotlin creator's new language: a formal way to talk to LL... by jason_oster on Friday March 13, 2026 @03:25PM (#47368580)
I don't know, having done a lot of completely pointless time-wasting staring at hex dumps and assembly language in my youth was a pretty darned good lesson. I say it's a worthwhile hobby to be a compiler.

But your point stands. There is a period beyond which doing more than learning the fundamentals just becomes toil.