From AI with Perl to AI Doing Perl: A Three-Decade Programming Evolution
By
bmn__
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
The article discusses the author's decades-long experience with AI and Perl programming, proposing a paradigm shift from "doing AI with Perl" to "letting AI do Perl." The author reflects on three decades of Perl development and suggests that artificial intelligence should now be leveraged to write and manage Perl code, representing a significant evolution in programming practices and AI integration.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI have been doing AI with Perl for a few decades.
Now — 3 decades into Perl — I think it is time to turn the predicate around and let AI do Perl.
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