Challenges of Writing Code in q/kdb+ with Right-to-Left Evaluation
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Summary
The article discusses the challenges faced by LLMs in writing code in q/kdb+ due to the Right-to-Left evaluation order. It highlights an error in Newton's Method update code and the impact of evaluation order on coding accuracy.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledClaude incorrectly wrote 0.5*y+x%2*y for the Newton’s Method update.
Because q/kdb+ as well as its ancestors APL, J, and k, feature Right-to-Left with No Operator Precedence (RL-NOP) evaluation.
Claude is aware of that, but it struggled to write correct code based.
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