From: jj@franjam.org.uk   
      
   On 2025-04-29, Jim Jackson  wrote:   
   > On 2025-04-29, Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:42:26 -0000 (UTC), Jim Jackson wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Mind you, way back in the day I saw degree student's software that   
   >>> surely looked like the students were hullucinating when they wrote it   
   >>> :-)   
   >>   
   >> I wonder how that can be, assuming the code actually works.   
   >   
   > Who said anything about working?   
   >   
      
   Actually it probably did for at least one path through the code! The one   
   they actually tested. But this one path went round the houses to get   
   there. :-)   
      
   There is a technique to programming where, when it fails to do the job,   
   the "coder" (and I use the term loosely) does an edit or add "one   
   thing", recompile, test, rinse repeat cycle. Never delete anything, it   
   might be important. Code review - don't yer just love it.   
      
   Do AI  bots ever compile or run their code? Silly question.   
   Could we get another AI to do code review? Actually not a silly question.   
      
      
   >> I knew someone, back in undergrad days, who was a good programmer (a few   
   >> years senior to me), but a lousy speller. I remember seeing one of his   
   >> programs reporting that the user had typed an ???illegial charector??? ...   
      
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