Given how much code is now generated by LLMs, does the readability of the language matter?
My subjective opinion is that Ruby is very readable and can even be „parsed” by business humans.
Does it make Ruby or similar language more LLM-era friendly?
My subjective opinion is that Ruby is very readable and can even be „parsed” by business humans.
Does it make Ruby or similar language more LLM-era friendly?
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20% of readability is the language itself
80% is author's mindset
My metrics are:
- English-ness of the language
- level of interpunction
Still, hard to measure precisely.
https://bsky.app/profile/allan.social/post/3lbf4622kz22v
On the other hand, Ruby grammar is not the simplest one - could it be prone to more hallucinations than other langs?
Claude itself suggests minimal boilerplate, readable syntax, high semantic density & static typing may be best.
We could gain another PR win for Ruby 😎