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[–] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 14 hours ago

Chat GPT can work in perl. It has eaten the entire CPAN so had had a lot of examples

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It would have to be a more obscure, archaic language that's barely even spoken of on the internet.

I asked ChatGPT once about their proficiency in languages, both human and computer. They responded that they are most proficient in English and Python, largely because they are the most written/documented languages on the internet.

I forgot where it ranked other languages...I think it said it was pretty decent in Mandarin and most latin-derived tongues. I uninstalled the app so not about to go through my chats with it and try to find it.

However, ChatGPT is known to write in ways to appease the user, and I've almost exclusively spoken to it in English and asked it python questions.

I do wonder if somebody who primarily used ChatGPT in, say, French, and account history had a lot of C questions, if it would answer differently.

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 15 points 1 day ago

ChatGPT can't construct LSL (Linden Scripting Language that runs Second Life) code for shit in my experience. Maybe try that.

[–] monkeyman512@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Perl is fine so long as you write code based on the assumption it will be maintained an idiot that doesn't know the code at all and needs hand holding. And that is why 6 months later I can understand the code I wrote.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Is the idiot you?

Because I'm usually both the person writing it and the idiot trying to maintain it 6 months later.

Albeit not perl. Dammit Jim, I'm a Network engineer, not a programmer!

[–] monkeyman512@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

My experience has been the more I assume I am an idiot and plan accordingly, the less true it is in practice.