article · RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho) · 2023

Large language models: compilers for the 4th generation of programming languages?

Marcondes, Francisco Supino, Almeida, J. J., Novais, Paulo

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Abstract

This paper explores the possibility of large language models as a fourth generation programming language compiler. This is based on the idea that large language models are able to translate a natural language specification into a program written in a particular programming language. In other words, just as high-level languages provided an additional language abstraction to assembly code, large language models can provide an additional language abstraction to high-level languages. This interpretation allows large language models to be thought of through the lens of compiler theory, leading to insightful conclusions.

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APA 7

Marcondes, F. S., Almeida, J. J., & Novais, P. (2023). Large language models: compilers for the 4th generation of programming languages? RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho).

MLA 9

Marcondes, Francisco Supino, et al. “Large language models: compilers for the 4th generation of programming languages?” RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho), 2023.

Chicago

Marcondes, Francisco Supino, J. J. Almeida, and Paulo Novais. 2023. “Large language models: compilers for the 4th generation of programming languages?” RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho).

Harvard

Marcondes, F.S., Almeida, J.J. and Novais, P. (2023) ‘Large language models: compilers for the 4th generation of programming languages?’, RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho).

BibTeX

@article{marcondes2023large,
  title = {{Large language models: compilers for the 4th generation of programming languages?}},
  author = {Marcondes, Francisco Supino and Almeida, J. J. and Novais, Paulo},
  journal = {RepositóriUM (Universidade do Minho)},
  year = {2023}
}

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