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by scarface_74 823 days ago
A transpiler will be consistent and can be correct.

An LLM based solution can be correct but won’t be consistent.

I would much rather a tool be consistent and always incorrect in the same way than inconsistent and sometimes correct. I can create test cases and correct the underlying code. I can’t do that with an LLM

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> A transpiler will be consistent and can be correct.

No disagreement. My point is that it's impractically hard to build especially given the scope and complexity of the SQL dialects of major databases.