AI-Powered Developer: Build Great Software with ChatGPT and Copilot

Use groundbreaking generative AI tools to increase your productivity, efficiency, and code quality.

You just got a promotion! AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Amazon CodeWhisperer turn every developer into an engineering manager, overseeing a super-smart and super-fast junior coder.

In AI-Powered Developer you'll discover how to get the most out of your new assistant:

• Harness AI to help you design and plan software
• Use AI for code generation, debugging, and documentation
• Improve your code quality assessments with the help of AI
• Articulate complex problems to prompt an AI solution
• Develop a continuous learning mindset that keeps you up to date
• Adapt your development skills to almost any language

AI-Powered Developer demonstrates effective techniques and best practices for getting the most out of AI-powered coding using tools like Copilot and ChatGPT. The book cuts through the hype, showcasing real-world examples of how these tools ease and enhance your everyday tasks. You'll soon be using AI for everything from writing boilerplate to assisting with software design.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the book

AI-Powered Developer shows you how to put AI coding tools like Github Copilot and ChatGPT into action. Throughout the book, you'll generate code and design ideas as you build an IT Asset Management system using AI in every step of the development process. Clear advice and hands-on examples show you how to integrate these tools into your daily workflow. You'll create self-documenting applications, generate predictive suggestions, and even use AI to test and explain your code.

This practical book helps you develop an instinct for AI code and an understanding of what problems AI can and can't solve. You'll soon be confident in your transition to this new way to build software, aided by your diligent team of AI assistants.

About the reader

For software developers familiar with Python.

About the author

Nathan Crocker is a Managing Director and the Global Head of Core Systems at Galaxy Digital LP., one of the premier financial services and investment management companies in the digital asset and cryptocurrency sector.