Batandwa Mgutsi

Software Engineer

Programming without syntax: The compiler is an LLM

15:00 SAST

18:30 IST

14:00 BST

JHB

45 Min

For decades, programming has meant translating ideas into syntax. But what happens when the compiler can understand intent directly? This talk explores an experimental framework where developers write .prompt files instead of .java files, allowing software to be built from natural language descriptions rather than hand-written code. Through live demos, I'll show how the system works, the engineering challenges involved in making it reliable, and what this shift could mean for the future of software development.