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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>BF++: a language for general-purpose program synthesis · HackerPapers discussions</title><link>https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2101.09571/</link><description>Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2101.09571/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>BF++: a language for general-purpose program synthesis — mentioned by ahgamut</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30256170</link><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:hackerpapers:mention:2101.09571:30256170</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:45:41 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; I would actually be more impressed if it understood enough about programs to be able to mimic higher-level structure without just memorizing text. Agreed. &amp;gt; Why do you think Python isn&amp;#x27;t good for comparing program structure? From recent experience I prefer control flow analysis, or something that results in a graph structure. As you said, that&amp;#x27;s harder with dynamic languages. I also think some Python features (english-like syntax, f-strings, division converts int to float, whitespace indentation, loops vs generator expressions) make structural comparisons messy, but that may just be bias.…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2101.09571/"&gt;Paper and discussion history&lt;/a&gt;. A mention is not an endorsement.&lt;/p&gt;</description><category>cs.AI</category></item><item><title>BF++: a language for general-purpose program synthesis — HN submission</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29446356</link><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:hackerpapers:submission:2101.09571:29446356</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2021 02:59:59 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;p&gt;BF++: A Language For General-Purpose Program Synthesis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;8 points; 1 discussion reply on HN. &lt;a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2101.09571/"&gt;Paper and source history&lt;/a&gt;. A submission is not an endorsement.&lt;/p&gt;</description><category>cs.AI</category></item></channel></rss>
