Build with AI: Beyond Pair Programming with AI

Introduction

• Pair-programming with AI
• Prerequisites and how to use the exercise files

1. Tools, Materials, and Environments

• Tools, materials, and environments
• AI as a chatty collaborator
• AI in the IDE
• AI in the pilot seat
• AI and rethinking what a developer is

2. Looking the AI in the Mouth

• Where to start and how to start
• Inline generation
• Seeding, selecting, and expanding
• Generating documentation
• Documentation-Driven Development (DDD?)
• Chatting with code
• Code from a chat (ChatGPT)
• Artifacts (Claude)
• Knowledge, trust, and conservative models

3. Iteration, Experimentation, and Expansion

• Let's build an app together!
• Start with a prompt
• Use AI to build the layout
• Add an interactive map
• Use DDD to add an AI chat
• AI-driven code iteration
• Hallucinations, errors, and how to address them

4. Tests and Test-Driven Development

• AI and the renewed importance of tests
• Writing tests with AI
• Getting AI to set up your test environment
• Effective TDD with modern AI tools
• The challenges of AI-powered TDD

5. Pushing Forward with Conservative Tools

• Understanding bias in LLMs
• Detecting amplified old patterns
• Coaching the AI to use modern standards
• Documentation-driven AI assistance
• Leveraging pattern matching to push forward

6. Conclusion

• Upskilling is the new skill