Can software replace a programmer?

[Simon F]

While on the subject of programming, there is a thread on Slashdot discussing the history of programming languages.

Linked to it is this absolute gem. Utter genius.

 

[DemoCoder]

Bahahahah! Simon, thanks for that absolute gem! That's the best geek joke I've seen yet.

 

[London Geezer]

 

[rabidrabbit]

does that actually work?

 

[London Geezer]

does that actually work?

 

[rabidrabbit]

what

It could work, couldn't it?

 

[DemoCoder]

Yes, it works. Even simpler languages can be made universal, such as the Rule 110 celluar automaton

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Rule110.html

 

[rabidrabbit]

Who's laughing now, london-boy!

 

[London Geezer]

Shame!!!! I thought it was just a very well done geek joke!!!!!!

 

[K.I.L.E.R]

While on the subject of programming, there is a thread on Slashdot discussing the history of programming languages.

Linked to it is this absolute gem. Utter genius.

I really do love you. I'd marry you given the chance.

 

[Simon F]

Shame!!!! I thought it was just a very well done geek joke!!!!!!

It is. A very very well done joke.

 

[PC-Engine]

How can you print it and read it like the article says if it's just white space?

 

[Simon F]

How can you print it and read it like the article says if it's just white space?

Convert it to hex. ;-)

 

[PC-Engine]

How can you print it and read it like the article says if it's just white space?

Convert it to hex. ;-)

Wouldn't that be same as converting any language into binary then printing it out?

 

[nutball]

It's not that far removed from the python philosophy towards indentation

 

[Simon F]

It's not that far removed from the python philosophy towards indentation

As an ex-occam programmer, I thought the python identation made good sense <shrug>

 

[nutball]

It's not that far removed from the python philosophy towards indentation

As an ex-occam programmer, I thought the python identation made good sense <shrug>

It's a nice idea, but it turns Emacs' auto-indent mode into an auto-change-the-semantics-of-my-code-randonly-please mode !!!

 

[Simon F]

You could use one of the other auto indent modes.. couldn't you?

 

[zidane1strife]

After all, a machine can't be better than a god.

Well, if they use code design evolving techniques, it might indeed exceed the performance of most of the best human coders.

 

[nutball]

You could use one of the other auto indent modes.. couldn't you?

Probably