Best of AI-Assisted Development — 2024

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   freeCodeCamp·2y

   Visual Studio Code Extensions to Boost Your Productivity in 2024

   Discover the top Visual Studio Code extensions to boost productivity in 2024. These extensions enhance features and tools, minimize context switching, and improve code readability. Explore AI-powered coding assistants like GitHub Copilot and Tabnine. Customize your editor with icon themes and enjoy features like error lens, bookmarks, and indented rainbow. Stay organized with project manager and utilize real-time collaboration with Live Share. Optimize your workflow and increase productivity with these recommended extensions.

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   DEV·2y

   Choose Your Own Coding Assistant

   This post reports the results of experimenting with four leading Large Language Models to evaluate which one reigns supreme as a coding assistant. GPT-4 emerged as the overall victor, offering the most accurate and comprehensive assistance across all tasks. Smaller models may present viable alternatives depending on specific needs. Google's new LLM, Gemini Advance, shows significant improvements and is a serious contender to the crown of 'best LLM overall'.

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   Community Picks·2y

   9 Best-In-Class AI Tools Software Developers Need to Know for 2024

   Discover the best AI tools for software developers in 2024, including Stepsize AI, Cody AI, and Tabnine AI.

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   Medium·2y

   Did the makers of Devin AI lie about their capabilities?

   This post explores the deceptive practices used by Cognition Labs in their demo video of Devin AI, highlights the limitations of Devin's capabilities, and examines how Devin fixes bugs and errors in code.

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   Community Picks·2y

   10 tools that every PHP developer should use

   Discover 10 essential tools for PHP developers that can streamline their workflow, enhance code quality, and improve productivity.

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   Tech With Tim·2y

   Python AI Agent Tutorial - Build a Coding Assistant w/ RAG & LangChain

   Learn how to build a custom AI agent using Lang chain and retrieval augmented generation. Query information about GitHub repositories and create a coding or GitHub assistant. Utilize tools like GitHub Vector search database to store and retrieve issues. Build an AI agent that can summarize and respond to different issues.

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   Faun·2y

   Your Private AI Code Assistant: A Beginner’s Guide to Offline LLM on Your Local Machine

   Learn how to set up and use Private Generative AI models on your local machine. Discover the benefits of having a local, offline GenAI Assistant. Find LLM models for specific use cases.

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   Community Picks·2y

   How to Leverage GitHub Copilot Chat Syntax: Chat Participants, Chat Variables, and Slash Commands

   GitHub Copilot Chat enables developers to interact with their code through AI-powered chat participants using conventional chat syntax. You can use chat variables to set specific context like files or code selections, and slash commands for frequently used actions to boost productivity. These features are available in VS Code, though other IDEs may have limited support.

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