Coding with AI For Dummies

Coding with AI For Dummies

by Chris Minnick
Released March 2024
Publisher(s): For Dummies
ISBN: 9781394249138

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Book description

Boost your coding output and accuracy with artificial intelligence tools

Coding with AI For Dummies introduces you to the many ways that artificial intelligence can make your life as a coder easier. Even if you’re brand new to using AI, this book will show you around the new tools that can produce, examine, and fix code for you. With AI, you can automate processes like code documentation, debugging, updating, and optimization. The time saved thanks to AI lets you focus on the core development tasks that make you even more valuable. Learn the secrets behind coding assistant platforms and get step-by-step instructions on how to implement them to make coding a smoother process. Thanks to AI and this Dummies guide, you’ll be coding faster and better in no time.

  • Discover all the core coding tasks boosted by artificial intelligence
  • Meet the top AI coding assistance platforms currently on the market
  • Learn how to generate documentation with AI and use AI to keep your code up to date
  • Use predictive tools to help speed up the coding process and eliminate bugs

This is a great Dummies guide for new and experienced programmers alike. Get started with AI coding and expand your programming toolkit with Coding with AI For Dummies.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Introduction
    1. About This Book
    2. Foolish Assumptions
    3. Icons Used in This Book
    4. Beyond the Book
    5. Where to Go from Here
  5. Part 1: Techniques and Technologies
    1. Chapter 1: How Coding Benefits from AI
      1. Banishing Boring Tasks
      2. Helping with Syntax
      3. Linting with AI
      4. Using AI as a Tutor
      5. Pairing Up with AI
    2. Chapter 2: Parsing Machine Learning and Deep Learning
      1. Decoding Machine and Deep Learning
      2. Demystifying Natural-Language Processing
      3. Understanding Transformers
      4. Illuminating Generative AI Models
      5. Recognizing AI’s Limitations
    3. Chapter 3: AI Coding Tools
      1. Navigating GitHub Copilot
      2. Exploring Tabnine
      3. Reviewing Replit
    4. Chapter 4: Coding with Chatbots
      1. Improving Your Prompts
      2. Chatting with Copilot
      3. Chatting with ChatGPT
      4. Diving into the OpenAI Platform
      5. Developing a Chatbot with OpenAI
  6. Part 2: Using AI to Write Code
    1. Chapter 5: Progressing from Plan to Prototype
      1. Understanding Project Requirements
      2. Generating Code from an SRS
      3. Blending Manually Written and AI-Generated Code
      4. Tips and Tricks for Code Generation
    2. Chapter 6: Formatting and Improving Your Code
      1. Using AI Tools for Code Formatting
      2. Refactoring with AI
      3. Generating Refactoring Suggestions
    3. Chapter 7: Finding and Eliminating Bugs
      1. Knowing Your Bugs
      2. Preventing Bugs with Linting
      3. Detecting Bugs with AI
      4. Automating Bug Fixes with AI
    4. Chapter 8: Translating and Optimizing Code
      1. Translating Code to Other Languages
      2. Optimizing Your Code with AI
  7. Part 3: Testing, Documenting, and Maintaining Your Code
    1. Chapter 9: Testing Your Code
      1. Writing a Test Plan
      2. Working with a Testing Framework
      3. Test-Driven Development with AI
    2. Chapter 10: Documenting Your Code
      1. Working with Documentation Bots
      2. Generating Code Comments and Annotations
      3. Creating Visual Documentation
      4. Automating API Documentation with AI
    3. Chapter 11: Maintaining Your Code
      1. Knowing the Four Types of Maintenance
      2. Utilizing AI for Code Maintenance
      3. Enhancing Code Quality with AI
  8. Part 4: The Part of Tens
    1. Chapter 12: Ten More Tools to Try
      1. Amazon CodeWhisperer
      2. Sourcegraph Cody
      3. DeepMind AlphaCode
      4. Google Bard
      5. Codeium
      6. Claude
      7. Microsoft IntelliCode
      8. Sourcery
      9. Bugasura
      10. UserWay
    2. Chapter 13: Ten AI Coding Resources
      1. Code.org's AI Resources
      2. Kaggle
      3. Google's Dataset Search
      4. edX
      5. Edabit
      6. StatQuest
      7. AI4All Open Learning
      8. Gymnasium
      9. fast.ai
      10. Microsoft Learn
  9. Index
  10. About the Author
  11. Connect with Dummies
  12. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Coding with AI For Dummies
  • Author(s): Chris Minnick
  • Release date: March 2024
  • Publisher(s): For Dummies
  • ISBN: 9781394249138