Software Lets Programmers Code Hands-free

Yetihehe writes "New Scientist is reporting about a new speech recognition tool that promises to let programmers write clean code without ever having to lay a finger on their keyboard. 'The tool, called VoiceCode, has been developed to help programmers with repetitive strain injury (RSI). This is a common affliction for people who spend a lot of time using a keyboard or mouse and causes pain in muscles, tendons and nerves in a sufferer's arms and back. Some estimates suggest 22% of all US computer programmers, or 100,000 people, suffer from the condition.'"

Not _Exactly_ Hands Free

[slashbob22]

*Computer, Close Browser*
Nothing to see here, please move along.

Alright!

[TechnoGuyRob]

Pound include less than -- unf -- io -- unf -- stream greater than character return new line feed -- unf -- pound include -- AW SHIT ALL OVER THE KEYBOA--NO MOM, I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!

Really bad idea.

[serial_crusher]

My workplace is constantly bombarded by the sound of several Indian guys arguing about mundane stuff such as coding conventions and color schemes. I really don't need my computer thinking that's me talking.

AHEM, sir!

[TechnoGuyRob]

"It typically takes the better part of a day to get all the pieces installed and working properly," he says. "For someone who has trouble typing, that may seem insurmountable."

I would like it if you did not use the term "has trouble typing," sir--and make such faulty assumptions about us. I prefer "typographically-challenged," thank you very much.

failed compile

[Khashishi]

void calculate_offsets(Node *foo) {
      int dummy;
      double buffer[ Hey, Smith, what, are; you doing there;
      damn(it)->im.busy_coding.here;
}

E443 2:12 syntax error after [

Is actually for...

[x2A]

...finally being able to safely program whilst driving! Woot!

Would finally mean that people learn the difference between brackets, braces, and parenthesis\

For, four, fore!

[StikyPad]

"For x equals two two to"

FOR X = 2 to 2

"Erase word, erase word, erase word"

FOR X =

"Twentytwo to"

FOR X = 222

"Erase word"

FOR X =

"Open parenthesis eleven times two close parenthesis"

FOR X = ((((((((((())

"Son of a.."

Re:Not _Exactly_ Hands Free

[bcat24]

Heh, that reminds me of a UserFriendly strip. OK, here it is [userfriendly.org].

Voice recognition software: Welcome to Naughty Wibbling Dot Com!

Mike: Close browser, close browser, close browser, close browser, close browser, close browser, ...

Re:Repeatative Tongue Disorder

[TechnoGuyRob]

Next thing you know, software development will be hazardous to your tongue and mouth in general.

As much as we like to hope for "getting risky with our tongues and mouths," we're programmers; we know that's never going to happen.

Acid test

[marcosdumay]

Does it work for Perl? If so, we can say it is done.

How $` $] brilliant

[DysenteryInTheRanks]

I program in Perl, you insensitive clods!

Try saying $|++; $@?@^W--:!s/$#_/$_/g while <>; for 3000 lines !

My throat will never recover!

Re:Repetitive Strain Injury

[networkBoy]

#!/perl/bin/perl
print "then\n";
So fooey on you. Perl can use 'then'

#define then else
So fooey on you. C(++) can use 'then' too :-)
-nB

ooh funnn

[akhomerun]

now we can all sound like trekkin' holideckkers...

***Computer! Run program "Picard1"***

Re:Escape mode

[x2A]

ooo what about REGEX??!!

Tha's gonna hurt!

Re:Huh...

[x2A]

Many programmers aren't classed as people, at least not whole one's.

Re:Identifiers

[The Wicked Priest]

I can't wait to see people trying to pronounce some of the stdlib functions, not to mention some of the other goofy things that people generally use.

It will give new meaning to the "curses" library.

BrainCode is better.

[protich]

VoiceCode will discriminate non-english speackers...due to accent..etc.Unless it can understand and process all languages. Can you imagine an Idian coder using it and the resulting code? Outsourcing Killer! But with all seriousness BrainCode will be much better...I code in my sleep. Infact I have re-writen google search engine five times.

Finally

[blair1q]

Finally!

Something to drown out the IM glissandos.

Re:How $` $] brilliant

[numbware]

It's still possible to code Perl hands-free. Try using your forehead. Trust me, you'll hit the right keys.

Re:Repeatative Tongue Disorder

[Tablizer]

If there is such a disorder, I know some women who are looooooong due.

Re:Not _Exactly_ Hands Free

[qazsedcft]

That reminds me of another one [userfriendly.org]. :)

Re:Really bad idea.

[Bloke down the pub]

Problem with C++ and other case sensitive languages would be also how the upper and lower case letters are entered.

For uppercase you just have to SHOUT.

Re:Repetitive Strain Injury

[ultranova]

#define then else
So fooey on you. C(++) can use 'then' too :-)

#define then <
#define than >
#define maybe(x, y) {if(x then -x) y;}
#define minusmaybe(x,y) {if (x than -x) y;}
#define perhaps(x, y) maybe(y, x)
#define possibly(x, y, z) maybe(x, y) z;
#define unlikely(x, y, z) {x; perhaps(z, y)}
#define quantum(x,y,z) {while(y) {perhaps(y,x) minusmaybe(x,y)}}

Re:Why code dictation is so hard

[Hognoxious]

"if current record number is less than max offset do the following"

This is both shorter to utter and less cognitively demanding.

And I bet it works, too. Now back to my code...

for i = 1 to numOfPigs
  if pig[i].altitude > 0
...