Programming Throwdown educates Computer Scientists and Software Engineers on a cavalcade of programming and tech topics. Every show will cover a new programming language, so listeners will be able to speak intelligently about any programming language.

182: AI Assisted Coding

June 30, 2025 1:37:36 17.73 MB ( 75.98 MB less) Downloads: 0

Intro topic: Getting an entry-level job

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Topic: 

  • Why
    • Speed up development
    • Catch errors faster than type checking/compiling
    • Writing tedious boilerplate code
    • Ask questions and learn local information
    • Look good for hiring managers
  • How
    • Extensions for VSCode & other IDEs for inline suggestions
    • Chat with a selection/file
    • Command-line Tools run at the root directory
    • Local vs Cloud
  • Examples
    • Copilot (VSCode extension)
      • Use the experimental mode
    • Cursor (Custom IDE)
      • Jumps to suggest changes in other places
      • Similar to copilot experimental mode
    • RooCode (VSCode extension)


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