Autocoding project proposal.

phil hunt philh at comuno.freeserve.co.uk
Fri Jan 25 08:05:16 EST 2002


On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 02:30:24 GMT, Timothy Rue <threeseas at earthlink.net> wrote:
>On 23-Jan-02 18:02:10 phil hunt <philh at comuno.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>>On Wed, 23 Jan 2002 18:07:40 GMT, Timothy Rue <threeseas at earthlink.net>
>>wrote:
>>>On 21-Jan-02 07:59:29 phil hunt <philh at comuno.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>>When you say autocoding, what do you mean?
>>>
>>>Programming is the act of automating the use of complexity that is made up
>>>of simpler things. Done so that such complexity is easier to use. As such
>>>the complexity of programming itself can be automated.
>
>>Isn't that what high(er) level languages do? For example assmebler is
>>a higher level than machine code, C is higher level than assembler,
>>C++ is higher level than C, and Python is higher level than C++.
>
>>Are you proposing something that is higher level than Python?
>
>
>No. you cannot solve a general language problem by creating another
>language.

You seem to be saying that all programming lanugages intrinsically have
problems. Whatg are these problems, and how will your system overcome 
them?

>Even mathmatics has it's limitations on it's ability to express. Godels
>Theorm and Turning halting problem.

ITYM Turing Halting Problem.

>Think of it this way: the programming language is like the song the radio
>station plays. The tool I am talking about that will enable autocoding, is
>like the broadcast carrier wave. The carrier wave doesn't care about what
>song the DJ plays or if the news is being played, etc..
>
>The DJ can read machine language, assembly language, BASIC, Fortran, C,
>Python, Rebol, etc... But the carrier wave is still going to be the same
>and it's going to carry whatever over it.
>
>Nine commands and their options along with related files that help keep
>track of things as they are being moved across a dynamic carrier wave.
>
>Understand the difference and how the answer to your question is no?

Nope.

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