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858 points cryptophreak | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.222s | source
1. michaelfeathers ◴[] No.42939459[source]
Chat in English? Sure. But there is a better way. Make it a game to see how little you can specify to get what you want.

I used this single line to generate a 5 line Java unit test a while back.

test: grip o -> assert state.grip o

LLMs have wide "understanding" of various syntaxes and associated semantics. Most LLMs have instruct tuning that helps. Simplifications that are close to code work.

Re precision, yes, we need precision but if you work in small steps, the precision comes in the review.

Make your own private pidgin language in conversation.