Thoughts from a younger generation..
Thoughts from a younger generation..
Posted May 18, 2026 23:14 UTC (Mon) by Baylink (guest, #755)In reply to: Thoughts from a younger generation.. by mb
Parent article: RIP Peter G. Neumann
" if a programmer can simulate a construct faster than the compiler can compile it, then the compiler writer has blown it badly."
That quote is from one of the top 10 authors in the field, Aho, Sethi, Ullman, Kernighan, Pike, Plaugher... one of them. I feel like it was Rob but I can't remember for sure. But the concept applies here too: if you have to back check the LLM, it doesn't qualify.
