After 5 years of R&D, I’m proud to announce the spec2code compiler. With spec2code, developers no longer need to acknowledge the mundane details of programming, such as memory allocation, bounds-checking, byte ordering, inheritance models or performance tuning. spec2code uses the latest techniques in compiler optimization to derive a deterministic implementation from only a high-level specification. For example, an optimal quicksort is derived from the following specification. sort :: Ord a => [a] -> (b | ordered b) sort = undefined ordered :: Ord a => [a] -> Bool ordered [] = True ordered [_] = True ordered (x1:x2:xs) = x2 > x1 && ordered (x2:xs) Read as, “the function 'sort' takes a list of orderable list items, and returns a list for which each list item is greater to the one preceding it.” How does it work? By telling the compiler about the logical properties of how its output relates to its input, the compiler is sufficiently constrained to apply its genetic algorithm. It iterates over the specification with all known optimization techniques, algebraically reducing the program to an underlying machine model. The compiler uses static analysis and complexity theory in conjunction with the machine model to order implementations by their performance characteristics and choose the optimal one. Conceptually, the first phase orders algorithms by complexity, using "average case", "worst case" and "memory consumption": [MergeSort (n*log n) (n*log n) n, QuickSort (n*log n) (n*n) (log n), InsertionSort (n*n) (n*n) 1, BubbleSort (n*n) (n*n) 1 ] After choosing a high-level algorithm, spec2code does the usual low-level optimizations via LLVM to map the algorithm to optimal native code. Does it scale? Absolutely, spec2code is not confined to specifications for which optimized algorithms are already known. spec2code can be used to implement operation systems, device drivers, build systems, package management tools, and even do your shirt laundry. spec2code will change your job from programmer to specification author, giving you more time for meetings, managing email, and browsing the web. Say goodbye to those dirty Perl scripts, broken C code, and ultimately, your job. spec2code is the future of programming and the beginning of the end of mankind. Looking forward to obsoleting you soon, Greg