[quotemstr]

I don't think the new interest in compiled language reflects anything other than ongoing cyclical changes in fashion. Neither "compiled" nor "interpreted" language families (the terms are vague and the same language can fall in both categories) has a slam dunk performance advantage over the other.

> I expect that programming in the future will be more about getting the AI to do what you want rather than writing code directly.

This is the clear endgame. The question is how long it takes to get there.

[throwaway17_17]

It’s a small semantic nitpick, but I think that you have to qualify the domain of conversation in stating: ‘neither “compiled” or “interpreted” language families ... has a slam dunk performance advantage over the other.’

If this is universally qualified, where are the scientific HPC simulations written in python, AAA video games written in Haskell, and fin tech trading apps written in Lisp?

I am not stating that there are no places where compiled vs interpreted can never produce acceptable results, it’s just more nuanced than a forall type proposition.

Addendum: I am aware C# could sort of be ‘interpreted’ and Unity is C#, so there is at least some evidence in the game category, but I’d quibble over the best-in-class C#/Unity game being considered 100% C#.

[sudosysgen]

Unity is also quite far from being known for the best performance.