intent-based coding

noun
UK /ɪnˈtɛnt beɪst ˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ɪnˈtɛnt beɪst ˈkoʊdɪŋ/

A way of making computer programs where you tell the computer what you want to happen, and it figures out how to do it.

With intent-based coding, she simply described the game she wanted and the computer built it for her.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Writing instructions for a computer by describing the desired result rather than the exact steps.

The team switched to intent-based coding so they could focus on what the app should do, not how to code every detail.

3. A modern style of programming where human goals are translated into working code by smart tools.

Intent-based coding lets a teacher create a quiz app just by explaining the rules.

4. Using plain language goals to guide AI systems that generate or change software.

He used intent-based coding to ask the AI to fix the login page.