Generative AI is transforming software development. Stay on the cutting edge with this guide to
AI pair programming! Learn how to make the most of modern tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot
to improve your coding. Automate refactoring debugging and other tedious tasks and use
techniques such as prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation to get the code you
need. Follow practical examples that show how you can program faster more efficiently and
with fewer errors with the help of AI. In this book you'll learn about: a. Hype versus
Reality Learn from expert developers to understand the possibilities (and pitfalls) of AI
tools. With the help of practical code examples see how to use AI helpers correctly to their
full potential. b. Assistants for All Tasks This guide gives you an up-to-date overview of
all aspects of AI-assisted coding: GitHub Copilot autocompletions project bootstrapping with
OpenHands debugging and refactoring application development and more. c. In the Cloud or
Local? Use OpenAI's API to integrate AI models directly into your own scripts and
automations-or use local large language models (LLMs) to work independently of cloud services.
Highlights include: 1) Structured programming with AI 2) Debugging 3) Unit testing 4)
Refactoring 5) Automatic document creation 6) Database development and design 7) Scripting
and administration 8) Local large language models (LLMs) 9) Retrieval-augmented generation
(RAG) 10) ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot 11) OpenHands 12) OpenAI API
