Pair Programming with AI

1h 28mAdvanced2023-04-03

Authors

Morten Rand-Hendriksen

Senior Staff Instructor, Speaker, Web Designer, and Software Developer

Course details

If you’re a programmer, you’re probably curious (and maybe a little apprehensive) about what artificial intelligence can do for your work. In this course, Morten Rand-Hendriksen shows you how you can supercharge your software development with the help of an AI pair programmer. Morten shares practical strategies and hands-on practice on how to leverage AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot to increase productivity and write better code. He demonstrates how to employ AI to address common tasks, how different AI tools differ, and offers an understanding of what is possible, how AI tools can fit into your work, and—importantly—where the current limits and guardrails are.

Skills covered

GitAgile Software DevelopmentGitHubChatGPTOpenAIArtificial Intelligence FoundationsDevOpsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Open SourceDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Pair programming with AI
02 - How to use the Codespaces exercise files

1. Setting the Stage

03 - Using AI as a pair programmer - A practical example
04 - Tools used in this course
05 - A note on how to use ChatGPT
06 - How does AI know how to read and write code
07 - Mental models for AI pair programmers

2. Writing Code with AI Assistance

08 - Start from a prompt
09 - Start with a seed
10 - Accepting suggestions from GitHub Copilot
11 - Helping the AI with pattern recognition
12 - GitHub Copilot is context aware
13 - Surface boilerplates and common patterns

3. Getting Help from Your AI Pair Programmer

14 - Using ChatGPT to explain code
15 - Using GitHub Copilot Labs to explain code
16 - Using Bing Chat to explain code
17 - Using AI to refactor code
18 - Using AI to generate comments and documentation
19 - Using AI to find and explain errors
20 - Using AI in test-driven development

4. Can AI Write Code from Scratch

21 - Asking ChatGPT to build a timer
22 - ChatGPT timer - Does it work
23 - Asking ChatGPT to build a typing speed tester
24 - ChatGPT typing speed tester - Does it work
25 - Asking ChatGPT to build a one-page portfoilo website
26 - ChatGPT portfolio website - Does it work

Conclusion - This Is the Beginning of the Future

27 - Further resources