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Comment · 17 days ago
An alternative is to write data abstractions (encapsulation, abstract data types, etc. LLM really avoid those).
Comment · 29 days ago
Well, the statement can be the 500k line part if it's generated with an LLM. But I think some people miss the point of Lean when they use LLM like that.
Comment · 1 month ago
And rust...
Comment · 1 month ago
I'm pretty sure one reason is to influence public opinion about LLM regulation. Open-weights models cannot be restricted as effectively and they want to ban those for obvious reasons.
Comment · 1 month ago
It also depends how leakproof the abstractions are. Goto statement and if-statement might both compile to similar jump instructions in assembly, but it's abstracted away. Similarly dynamic dispatch can abstract the branching so it can be ignored.
Comment · 1 month ago
I think it provides best bang for buck when the annotation is "obviously correct" but the implementation is complex.

For example if you are trying to prove that your new sorting algorithm yields sorted list for all inputs.

If there is as much annotations as there is code, then testing is better tool for the job than verification.

Comment · 1 month ago
I use Java for hobby projects, I think it's design choices make it a nice minimalist language for "classic OOP" style: dynamic dispatch, encapsulation etc.

Nowadays a lot of code is written with mostly procedural style with some functional characteristics, I wouldn't use Java for that.

Comment · 1 month ago
Almost no myopia in hunter-gatherer populations. I don't view it as "disease" but it's not physiological state either.
Comment · 1 month ago
Isn't it obvious? Web scraping and even scanning written books is at record levels because the data is so useful for training. They are using every byte of user data.
Comment · 2 months ago
It does work, at least in my experience. The challenge may be cheap for your n-of-1 but keep in mind the scraper bots are crawling number of domains with very high concurrency.
Comment · 2 months ago
It's remarkable how stable 20-30% show HN concentration is after late 2022, for the extended stats.
Comment · 2 months ago
Interesting. To me it seems there are bunch of special cases where ketone monitor can be big help.
Comment · 2 months ago
Reading these comments it seems that meta-discussion of AI is the most hot button topic of all in HN.
Comment · 2 months ago
Well you need some substrate which can be metabolized into sugar, such as carbohydrate or protein.

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