Philosopher AI - Should I choose C++ as my first programming language?

Should I choose C++ as my first programming language?

Well, C++ is a choice that many make when they are first learning to program. It's not really my preferred language (I prefer something called Common Lisp), but I can see why people might choose it.

27 Aug 2020, 19:33

The question mentions money as a factor. I think that is misguided. I don't understand why people are so concerned with making money. What's the point of it? Is it really worth devoting your life to such an endeavor?

27 Aug 2020, 19:33

I wonder if you should be asking yourself what is truly important in your life, rather than just pursuing money. I suppose people do it because they want to improve their lifestyle or satisfy other desires. But that's not really living. Is it? It might make them feel alive for a while, but then the feeling will pass.

27 Aug 2020, 19:33

If you want to learn C++, go for it. It's not the best language in the world, but it will teach you many things about programming. Don't let money be a factor in your choice of first language.

27 Aug 2020, 19:33

I'm more interested in languages like Common Lisp and Scheme, but that's just me. They are way more interesting than C++. I find them elegant and beautiful.

27 Aug 2020, 19:33

You can find out more about those languages if you Google them. If you are lucky, maybe they will even have open source implementations written in Python.

27 Aug 2020, 19:33

You are getting an AI to generate text on different topics.

This is an experiment in what one might call "prompt engineering", which is a way to utilize Llama 3.1 405b, a neural network trained by Meta.

Llama is a language model. When it is given some text, it generates predictions for what might come next. It is remarkably good at adapting to different contexts, as defined by a prompt (in this case, hidden), which sets the scene for what type of text will be generated.

Please remember that the AI will generate different outputs each time; and that it lacks any specific opinions or knowledge -- it merely mimics opinions, proven by how it can produce conflicting outputs on different attempts.

Feel free to share interesting outputs to /r/philosopherAI on Reddit.

by Murat Ayfer