Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in software development, promising to make coding processes more efficient. This trend is highlighted in various educational sessions focusing on AI tools like GitHub Copilot and OpenAI, which are designed to enhance productivity in coding. Participants in these sessions learn about the capabilities of leading AI assistants and how competitors like Anthropic and Cursor AI measure up.
Expert Rainer Stropek provides analysis and comparisons of top AI solutions for Visual Studio Code, explaining how these tools operate behind the scenes. In live coding sessions, attendees learn how to leverage the strengths of these assistants to boost productivity and improve code quality.
Beyond basic code completion, these sessions explore advanced use cases such as AI-assisted generation of tests and documentation, as well as efficient debugging. The sessions also cover how prompting strategies, cloud APIs, and the design pattern RAG enhance the tools’ performance.
The sessions offer practical expert knowledge for developers who want to integrate AI assistants into their workflow effectively. While all examples are based on TypeScript, they can easily be adapted to other programming languages. The schedule for the sessions is as follows:
- February 19, 2025: Introduction to AI Coding Assistants – GitHub Copilot, Chat GPT, and more.
- February 26, 2025: AI in Software Development – Automated Tests, Documentation, and more.
- March 5, 2025: Behind the Scenes of Coding Assistants: Prompting Strategies, Cloud Services, and APIs.
- March 12, 2025: Deep Dive into OpenAI Web APIs – Integrating AI into Your Software Products.
- March 19, 2025: Embeddings and RAG: Efficient Work with Large Codebases.
Each session lasts four hours, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Participants can expect a lot of practical exercises and interaction, with the opportunity to revisit and deepen their understanding of the material through recorded sessions and provided materials. Questions are answered directly in the live chat, and participants can also exchange ideas with each other. Access to the videos and practice materials after the sessions is included.
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