Software Programming System

A Software Programming System is a programming system that can solve a software programming task.

• Context:
  • It can range from being a Human Software Programmer (using a development IDE) to being an Automated Software Programming System.
  • It can be based on the automated implementation of a Programming Paradigm.
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• Example(s):
  • an Object-Oriented Programming System.
  • an Agent-Oriented Programming System.
  • an LLM-based Software Programming System (using software-generating language models)
  • a Human Software Programmer, such as Linus Torvalds.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Firmware Programming System.
  • a Mechanical Engineer
• See: 3D Printing System, Automated Game Playing System, Software Programming Framework, Aritficial Intelligence, Machine Learning System.

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References

2014

• (Marcus & Davis, 2014) ⇒ Gary Marcus, and Ernest Davis. (2014). “Do We Really Need to Learn to Code?”. The New Yorker, June 7, 2014
  • As Tom Dean, a researcher at Google, told us, “Programming is [challenging for artificial intelligence not because it requires concentration and attention to detail but because the path from the conception of what you want to accomplish to the realization of code that actually accomplishes it requires artistry, insight, and creativity as well as incredible mental dexterity.” ...

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