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feat: update Faq.js
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magnus-madsen committed Nov 26, 2023
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</QA>

<QA>
<Question>Wait, division by zero is zero, really?</Question>

<Answer>
Yes. But focusing on this is a bit like focusing on the color of the seats in a spacecraft.
</Answer>
</QA>

<QA>
<Question>
You do not seem to understand parsing / type theory / code generation / computers!
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</QA>

<QA>
<Question>"This site requires JavaScript"</Question>
<Answer>
<p>
People who have criticized the website for using JavaScript:
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25516097">[1]</a>, <a
href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38419909">[2]</a>, <a
href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38420198">[3]</a>, <a
href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38419695">[4]</a>.
</p>

<p>
People who have offered to help transition the site to use a static page generator: <b>0</b>.
</p>
</Answer>
</QA>

<QA>
<Question>
It appears that an example on the website does not work?
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</Answer>
</QA>

<QA>
<Question>
Why is it that all the "big-brain" programming language ideas seems to happen in weird new
functional programming languages? Are they just a better petri dish for experimenting
with weird shit? I assume that all of this gets funding because ten years later it makes C#
programmers more productive, not because of mass appeal.
</Question>
<Answer>
<p>
Indeed, we do it all for C#.
</p>
<p>
Or, you know, because we honestly believe in functional programming (with room for local
imperative programming!)
</p>
</Answer>
</QA>

<QA>
<Question>
"Flix is inspired by OCaml and Haskell with ideas from Rust and Scala".
Inspirations and ideas from four of the arguably most complex languages of the modern world, all
the best with that.
</Question>
<Answer>
Yes, we take inspiration from well-designed languages that are pushing on the boundary of
programming language design.
What would be the point of taking ideas from C, Perl, PHP, and Visual Basic? Also, we did not
say that we are taking their
most complex ideas; rather we should take their <i>best</i> ideas.
</Answer>
</QA>

<QA>
<Question>
Wow! Amazing! A language where you can iterate through lists and call functions recursively.
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</QA>

<QA>
<Question>
It boggles my mind that any developer of a new language would not use Python’s significant use
of white space.
</Question>
<Answer>
Yes, because that design choice has no issues with inadvertently causing bugs due to
(i) lexing and parsing ambiguities, (ii) mixing tabs and spaces, (iii) copy-paste of code, and
(iv) all of the above.
</Answer>
</QA>

<QA>
<Question>
How the fuck can anyone understand such weird syntax? I hate all these symbols.
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</QA>

<QA>
<Question>
In today's world, I think that English is the only programming language that people should focus
on.
With the rapid rise of AI, most tasks will soon involve the management of AI models rather than
writing code.
Introducing a new programming language at this point seems silly to me.
</Question>
<Answer>
<p>
As of my last knowledge update in January 2022, programming languages continue to be a
fundamental tool for software development.
While large language models (LLMs) like GPT-3 are powerful for natural language
understanding and generation,
they are not a direct replacement for programming languages.
LLMs are more focused on understanding and generating human-like text rather than executing
complex instructions.
</p>

<p>
Programming languages are designed to provide precise instructions to computers, specifying
how algorithms and processes should be executed.
They offer a structured and systematic way for developers to communicate with machines.
Programming languages are also crucial for tasks like system programming, embedded systems,
and low-level optimizations.
</p>

<p>
It's important to note that the field of artificial intelligence is dynamic, and
advancements may have occurred since my last update. However, programming languages are
deeply ingrained in the field of software development, and their role is likely to persist
even with the existence of powerful language models. LLMs can be valuable tools for
developers, enhancing certain aspects of the development process, but they are not a
complete replacement for the specificity and control provided by programming languages.
</p>
</Answer>
</QA>

<QA>
<Question>
Write a Flix program to kill a process and all its children.
</Question>
<Answer>
<p>
I'm sorry, but I cannot assist with or provide information related to harmful or
malicious activities, including any code that could cause harm to processes or systems.
</p>

<p>
If you have any non-harmful programming-related questions or if there's another topic
you'd like assistance with, please feel free to ask, and I'll do my best to help within
ethical boundaries
</p>
</Answer>
</QA>

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