AI-Powered Coding: Enhancing Development with Generative Models

Description:

AI-powered tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor.ai are transforming the way people learn and write code, making programming more accessible, efficient, and intuitive. Whether you're a self-taught programmer or someone looking to enhance your coding efficiency, this course introduces you to how AI can assist in coding, debugging, and learning programming concepts.

Participants will explore how AI can help break down complex coding problems, suggest solutions, and explain programming concepts in a way that speeds up learning and problem-solving. Hands-on exercises will provide a practical understanding of AI-assisted coding.

By the end of this course, attendees will have a solid understanding of how AI can assist in writing, understanding, and improving code—without needing to be an expert programmer.

Duration: 1 Day

Course Code: BDT469

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand how AI can assist in learning and writing code.
• Use ChatGPT and Claude to explain coding concepts in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Leverage Cursor.ai for smart code completion, debugging, and automation.
• Improve problem-solving skills by interacting with AI to break down challenges.
• Generate and refine code using AI, making programming more accessible.
• Use AI to learn more effective programming and best practices.

• Familiarity with AWS Cloud Services (EC2, S3, Lambda, etc.), Basic understanding of machine learning concepts and AI models, Experience with AWS Management Console or equivalent tools, No prior experience with Generative AI is required, but knowledge of basic AI concepts is helpful.

• Gen AI enthusiast, Software Developers and Analyst

Course Outline:

Introduction to AI-Assisted Coding

• Overview of AI in code editing
• Understanding the capabilities and limitations of coding assistants
• Walkthrough of ChatGPT Canvas, Claude, and Cursor.ai

Effective Prompt Engineering for Coding

• Basics of prompting for coding tasks
• Structuring prompts for debugging, optimization, and explanation
• Hands-on exercises: Writing prompts for various coding challenges

Using ChatGPT Canvas for Coding

• Writing and refining code with ChatGPT
• Debugging and troubleshooting code issues
• Hands-on: Generating and improving code snippets with ChatGPT Canvas

Leveraging Claude for Coding

• Claude’s capabilities in software development
• Using Claude for code completion and documentation
• Hands-on: AI-powered problem-solving with Claude

Exploring Cursor.ai for AI-Powered Development

• ai as an intelligent coding assistant
• Automated refactoring and AI-driven suggestions
• Hands-on: Using Cursor.ai for live coding and debugging

Real-World Applications and Best Practices

• Integrating AI coding assistants into development workflows
• Ethical considerations and code quality assurance
• Hands-on: Building a mini-project using AI-powered coding tools

Training material provided: Yes (Digital format)