Chris Minnick is an accomplished author, teacher, and programmer. Minnick authored or co-authored over 20 books, including titles in the For Dummies series. 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

Boost your coding output and accuracy with AI

Artificial intelligence tools like chatbots and autocompletion offer help to coders during every phase of the software development lifecycle. This book guides coders through AI platforms that help automate code creation, optimize code, test for errors, and make updates. Become more productive as you apply AI tools to make coding a smoother process. With this Dummies guide, you can turn AI into your own personal assistant.

Inside...

• Discover how AI helps you code
• Evaluate AI coding platforms
• Prompt AI to generate code
• Improve your code quality
• Debug or translate your work
• Simplify documentation
• Update and maintain legacy code