Chris Lattner

Maybe not.

I mean, some of them make crazy macros and stuff like that.

But what you mentioned, Steve Jobs, it's the bicycle for the mind that allows you to go faster.

And so I think that as we look forward, what is AI?

I look at it as

hopefully a new programming paradigm.

It's like object-oriented programming, right?

If you want to write a cat detector, you don't use for loops.

It turns out that's not the right tool for the job, right?

And so right now, unfortunately, because I mean, it's not unfortunate, but it's just kind of where things are.

AI is this weird, different thing that's not integrated into programming languages and normal tool chains.

And all the technology is really weird and doesn't work right.

And you have to babysit it.

And every time you switch hardware, it's different.

It shouldn't be that way.

When you change that, when you fix that, suddenly, again, the tools and technologies can be way easier to use.

You can start using them for many more things.

And so that's what I would be excited about.

Well, so, I mean, one of the things I'd say is that you'll be most successful if you work on something you're excited by.

And so don't get the book and read the book cover to cover and study and memorize and recite and flashcard and go build something.