Increasing Code Habitability by Using AI Coding Assistants

Explore strategies for leveraging AI coding assistants to enhance code habitability in this 22-minute conference talk from LeadDev New York 2024. Delve into the challenges posed by the unprecedented volume of production code and the pressure to deliver new features, often resulting in non-habitable code that is poorly understood, tested, and difficult to modify. Discover how AI coding assistants, when used appropriately, can pave the way to more habitable code. Learn specific techniques and strategies applicable across various AI coding tools to improve code quality and maintainability. Additionally, gain insights into potential pitfalls to avoid, ensuring that AI assistance doesn't lead to the proliferation of poorly understood, brittle code that introduces defects and hinders software agility.