How do you keep track of a large codebase without relying on AI?
I can write small programs on my own, including simple VBA macros, school assignments, and even coding challenge problems. However, those projects were all under a few hundred…
AI coding assistants
Will AI Replace Programmers, or Is It Still Worth Learning to Code?
I'm really enjoying learning programming and hope to work in the field someday, but I keep seeing bleak predictions that AI will eventually replace nearly every programming task.…
Are Free AI Tools Enough to Prepare for a Programming Job?
I have enough experience to work as a professional programmer without AI, but I'm trying to understand what employers expect now that LLMs and coding agents are becoming…
Do More Expensive AI Coding Plans Actually Produce Better Code?
I have several years of software development experience and care about practices such as KISS, DRY, BDD, OOP, readable design, and maintainability. For about a year I've used…
How do you coordinate multiple AI assistants on the same web project?
I use two different AI coding assistants while building websites and applications. I often have one implement a feature and the other review the code, but I spend…
How do you keep an AI-generated codebase knowledge graph from going stale?
Six months ago, we started building a knowledge graph for our codebase to preserve the reasoning behind architectural and implementation decisions. When people leave or change teams, the…
Is Copilot Enough or Should I Switch to Claude for Coding?
I've been using GitHub Copilot for my coding efforts, but as I'm looking to explore more AI integrations, I watched a crash course on Claude. From what I…