On 20/01/2023 18:26, Geoff Canyon via use-livecode wrote:
I'm sure someone has done the work to create a more efficient algorithm for
this. Off the top of my head if I were trying to I'd probably do something
like:
Hmmm. Maybe. But I kind of doubt it (though I'd love to find out I'm wrong).
Duh. What part of Sod's Law says that you always see a bug the first
time you look at your own code *after* you've made the code public :-(
The 'sort' command below needs to be a numeric sort
sort pLines by item 1 of each -> sort pLines numeric by item 1
of each
Sorry,
Alex.
O
I'm sure someone has done the work to create a more efficient algorithm for
this. Off the top of my head if I were trying to I'd probably do something
like:
1. Grab two points at random (in case the points are pre-sorted in some
way) and get the distance.
2. Assume that's a reasonable average dis
Whoa, TIL. Of course ChatGPT was easily able to make the substitution. I've
updated the doc.
gc
On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 9:46 AM Alex Tweedly via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> On 20/01/2023 15:55, Geoff Canyon via use-livecode wrote:
>
> > Responses inline:
> >
> > On Fri
On 20/01/2023 16:52, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode wrote:
On 2023-01-20 13:05, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote:
We need a better algorithm. If we use a "linear scan", we can change
it from essentially Order(N**2) to approx Order(N).
Slightly pedantic point (I appreciate that you did s
On 20/01/2023 15:55, Geoff Canyon via use-livecode wrote:
Responses inline:
On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 5:06 AM Alex Tweedly via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
I thought of this -- especially since ChatGPT's first (python-esque)
example uses "inf" -- but what would you use as
On 2023-01-20 13:05, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode wrote:
We need a better algorithm. If we use a "linear scan", we can change
it from essentially Order(N**2) to approx Order(N).
Slightly pedantic point (I appreciate that you did say 'approx')...
Sorting can not be done in any less time than O
Doomed, like the guys who left their weapons behind ended up facing their own
weapons later.
Bob S
On Jan 20, 2023, at 07:56 , Geoff Canyon via use-livecode
mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> wrote:
On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 6:57 AM Craig Newman via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.
On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 6:57 AM Craig Newman via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> Geoff.
>
> Startling, and beautifully presented.
>
> I had no idea ChatGPT was that powerful and knowledgeable.
>
> We are doomed.
>
> Craig
>
Doomed like the guys walking behind the horses wer
Responses inline:
On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 5:06 AM Alex Tweedly via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> Fascinating. Thank you so much for that Geoff.
>
> I've been afraid to play with ChatGPT so far - too worried abut getting
> sucked in and spending way too much time
>
>
Geoff.
Startling, and beautifully presented.
I had no idea ChatGPT was that powerful and knowledgeable.
We are doomed.
Craig
> On Jan 20, 2023, at 8:05 AM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> Fascinating. Thank you so much for that Geoff.
>
> I've been afraid to play with ChatGPT so
Fascinating. Thank you so much for that Geoff.
I've been afraid to play with ChatGPT so far - too worried abut getting
sucked in and spending way too much time
I did take a look at your third example (since I can never resist a
performance challenge :-)
There are a number of minor twea
Geoff...
Wow. Pretty please, can I have permission to turn that document into a blog
post? It's fantastic and deserves to reach a wider audience.
Best Regards,
Heather
Heather Laine
Customer Services Manager
LiveCode Ltd
www.livecode.com
> On 20 Jan 2023, at 06:02, Geoff Canyon via use-live
I tested three use cases, with variations, using ChatGPT for (live)code
generation. There was a lot of back and forth. In the end, I solved all the
problems I set, but in some cases I had to hold ChatGPT's hand pretty
tightly.
That said, I learned some things as well -- about LiveCode. ChatGPT's c
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