Coding with AI For Dummies

Boost your coding output and accuracy with artificial intelligence tools

Coding with AI For Dummiesintroduces you to the many ways that artificial intelligence can make your life as a coder easier. Even if youre 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, youll 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 withCoding with AI For Dummies.

Chris Minnick is an accomplished author, teacher, and programmer. Minnick authored or co-authored over 20 books, including titles in theFor Dummiesseries. He has developed video courses for top online training platforms and he teaches programming and machine learning to professional developers at some of the largest global companies.

Introduction 1

Part 1: Techniques and Technologies 7

Chapter 1: How Coding Benefits from AI 9

Chapter 2: Parsing Machine Learning and Deep Learning 37

Chapter 3: AI Coding Tools 57

Chapter 4: Coding with Chatbots 79

Part 2: Using AI to Write Code 109

Chapter 5: Progressing from Plan to Prototype 111

Chapter 6: Formatting and Improving Your Code 139

Chapter 7: Finding and Eliminating Bugs 167

Chapter 8: Translating and Optimizing Code 195

Part 3: Testing, Documenting, and Maintaining Your Code 211

Chapter 9: Testing Your Code 213

Chapter 10: Documenting Your Code 239

Chapter 11: Maintaining Your Code 267

Part 4: The Part of Tens 285

Chapter 12: Ten More Tools to Try 287

Chapter 13: Ten AI Coding Resources 299

Index 311