Smarter Code Generation Through Pragmatic Reasoning

Smarter Code Generation Through Pragmatic Reasoning

How LLMs can better understand ambiguous user instructions

CodeRSA improves code generation by using pragmatic reasoning to handle ambiguity in natural language instructions.

  • Addresses the challenge of ambiguous user instructions when generating code
  • Uses Rational Speech Act theory to better infer user intent
  • Generates multiple code candidates and intelligently reranks them
  • Delivers more accurate, intent-aligned program code

For engineering teams, this represents a significant advancement in automated programming assistance, enabling more reliable code generation from natural language descriptions—even when those descriptions contain inherent ambiguities.

Pragmatic Reasoning improves LLM Code Generation

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