[rtpg]

I'm always a little miffed when I see natural language being the input, because now in order to use the tech I need to also play the "guess the verb" games.

This is especially bad in Wolfram Alpha.... I can clearly see that all parts of a query are supported but I have to get the NLP part to parse my sentences right. Though there is Mathematica I guess....

Not that I dislike all natural language stuff (far from it) but I'd love to have access to an AST builder too

[CGamesPlay]

I generally agree, but there are some cases where I've found natural language actually is the right interface. And complex interfaces with lots of touch points but a simple underlying principle seems to be that sweet spot.

For example, I exclusively use Siri to set reminders for times and places, because to do so using a typical touch interface is much more painful.

Whether or not this CAP idea will meet the bar is an open question for me.

[adrianratnapala]

I find it telling that your comparison is to touch interfaces. The (unintentional?) inference being that only touch interfaces are painful enough that current generation NLP can compete with them.

I use keyboard and mouse for setting reminders. The app I really miss now I don't have a smartphone is google maps.

[CGamesPlay]

If you don't have a smartphone it will be difficult for you to do this, but try creating a time- or location-based reminder using a keyboard interface. And I'm generously assuming that you're going to run this test at a computer, and not directly after bumping into someone in the hallway who reminds you about something you need to do.

This is a bit off-topic from the CAP thing, where I think it's reasonable assume that you are at a computer.

[jlebrech]

I'd like a language with "natural language" as a first class citizen of a language so instead of trying to name methods, you break down a description of code into paragraphs in english, then you could have a parser that attaches lambdas to those paragraphs.

you would also need the editor to know to display a separate implementation file for each paragraph.

[mej10]

Sounds like you are describing Intentional Programming. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentional_programming

[jlebrech]

similar to cucumber