Translation among different programming languages

In Chapter 5, we saw how ChatGPT has great capabilities for translating between different languages. What is really incredible is that natural language is not its only object of translation. In fact, ChatGPT is capable of translating between different programming languages while keeping the same output as well as the same style (namely, it preserves docstring documentation if present).

There are so many scenarios when this could be a game changer.

For example, you might have to learn a new programming language or statistical tool you’ve never seen before because you need to quickly deliver a project on it. With the help of ChatGPT, you can start programming in your language of preference and then ask it to translate to the desired language, which you will be learning alongside the translation process.

Imagine that the project needs to be delivered in MATLAB (a proprietary numerical computing and programming software...