If you read only one thing about AI/LLMs this week, make it this: Hear me out… by Gergely Orosz https://lnkd.in/eFTYDSMA A quick update this week — I am still catching up from vacation — but I loved this take. Gergely writes the excellent Pragmatic Engineer Substack (subscribed!), and his thinking on AI coding is still evolving (see this from a few weeks ago: https://lnkd.in/esDxHMUZ). But this Tweetstorm is right on: coding is possibly the best suited domain for LLMs, because we have so many existing tools and workflows to check code for correctness, style, adherence to patterns, etc. There’s still a lot to do to get the right context into the system, and set up the right checkpoints in process and output, but agentic feedback loops combined with compilers and linters get you 90% of the way there. It’s not a question of if, but exactly how. That said, we are living in an age of lofty promises. Devin and OpenDevin and SWE-Agent (and Stride Conductor) are amazing — with a few tools and some situational awareness, LLMs are able to work with codebases much as a junior engineer would. They can’t yet do everything a smart, experienced human dev can do — and that’s OK! But they’re really well suited for dirty jobs — stuff like tech debt remediation, fixing broken tests, clearing out trivial backlog, etc. Enjoy the weekend!
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I have always enjoyed programming and been a part of several user groups locally over the years. When using AI for coding, it is critical to keep the code basics, structures and patterns in mind, especially when it comes to using LLM's. Every developer has a unique coding style. AI Code assistants do not!!! Code duplication, maintainability, security loop-holes, usage of "free" web-libraries are some of the concerns that the developers face in real world applications written with AI assistants. However, "The Rise of the Builders" (as Gartner terms it) is promising in the next few years. CodiumAI, AskCodi, Co-Pilot, Tabnine are all forerunners and look promising as they mature. Real question is - Are we ready for this??? #riseofthebuilders #aidevelopment #codingadventures
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🤖 Creating a fully autonomous AI developer to write and maintain code is still the holy grail of software development. There are many brilliant teams currently working on this, and each of them have their own unique approach. The team at Cosine have made a massive step towards making this a reality. “Cosine achieves state-of-the-art results on the SWE-bench benchmark” They have achieved a score of 43.8% on SWE Bench, which was verified by OpenAI. What's even more incredible is they have managed to do this with a lean team and a relatively limited budget. Though it’s important to note Cosine isn’t looking to replace human developers entirely, but rather augmented them with human-like assistants that they can collaborate with on any kind of coding task. Yang Li + Sam Stenner + Alistair Pullen Read more about their collaboration with OpenAI 👇 https://lnkd.in/gu7xXVPn
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Another tip for those looking to leverage AI more effectively in their development workflows: Leverage the `.cursorrules` file (system prompt) to establish "commands" you can use in the Cursor IDE! I'm getting consistently excellent results with this approach by using Crosshatch coding mixes: https://crosshatch.app/
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Ever wondered what's your source code's real value? Probably zero. With AI writing code faster than ever, most code today is temporary. Think about it - if no one can understand the thinking behind your code, it’s just easier to rewrite. Code that doesn't explain why it exists won't last. Code is no longer sacred; it's disposable unless it tells the story behind the solution. Peter Naur with his theory-building view had it right a long time ago: programming is about building a theory, not just producing code. If your code doesn't properly reflect the thinking and problem-solving behind it is going to a trash bin.
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😎 Why is RAG a must-have for advanced AI coding? It's all about repo-level context-awareness, enabling code completion LLM to access the entire codebase for relevant, project-customized suggestions. Less words, more action: ☹️ Typically, AI models only see your current file, which can lead to generic and less relevant completions. Result: You waste time writing code manually or even fixing AI errors. 🤩 RAG understands your whole programming environment, not just one file! When you write code, it analyzes symbols around your cursor and searches the entire project for related information, generating accurate suggestions. ✅ Result: With RAG in Refact.ai, programming tasks get done quicker and easier! Discover more about #RAG for users and enterprises in our blog — link in comments. 🌟 Also, use the REFACTRAG promo code for a free 2-month trial of Refact.ai Pro, including RAG!
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CodeMate #VSCode Extension 2.9.0 released yesterday. Checkout what's new 🤯 - Code Action and Code Lens added for modifying codebase, creating docstrings, inline comments or asking any question within the editor through in-line commands 💯 Added shortcut commands to trigger CodeMate inside editor- - // Codemate: <query>: for asking any questions related to the code - // Generate: <query>: for generating code from natural language within the editor keeping the existing code in context Checkout CodeMate AI now at https://codemate.ai Ayush Singhal Kshitij S. Tyagi #codemateai #softwaredevelopment #AI #Programming
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Tired of fighting your codebase instead of building? Meet Continuum.sh, the AI code whisperer that understands your natural language questions and requests, providing instant insights and automated actions directly within your codebase. What can Continuum do for you? Ask anything: Get immediate answers to technical questions, search for functions, and understand code context, all without complex queries. Generate code: Need a new function or refactor some code? Describe your intent in natural language, and Continuum will generate the code for you. Explain code: Don't understand how a piece of code works? Continuum will break it down into human-readable language. Refactor with ease: Make complex changes across multiple files simultaneously, guided by your natural language instructions. More than just code snippets: Continuum goes beyond simple code generation. It understands the relationships and context within your codebase, allowing you to interact with it naturally and intuitively. https://lnkd.in/dv7gp3Rm
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AI Agents that Code LLMs have demonstrated prowess at producing algorithms in the form of raw code. The most popular application so far is coding assistants like GitHub CoPilot that can help software engineers with projects. But code generation has far broader implications since algorithms are essentially step-by-step instructions for solving problems. By breaking down tasks into discrete reasoning steps, nearly any process could potentially leverage LLM-generated code.
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