#0120 - AI Assisted development with Nick Consentino

About this episode

In this episode, Nick Consentino discusses the impact of AI tools on software development and the importance of human expertise.

In this episode, we talk to Nick Consentino about AI assisted coding. We examine how AI tools such as Co-pilot and ChatGPT enhance developer productivity and enable rapid prototyping. Nick discusses the benefits and pitfalls of using Ai, emphasizing the need for strong domain knowledge to avoid generating large amounts of unmanageable code. We discuss why AI tools shouldn't be viewed as replacements for developers, but rather as valuable collaborators that complement human expertise. Nick emphasizes the importance of pragmatic experimentation, continuous learning, and thoughtful oversight to leverage AI in modern software development. Read Nicks weekly newsletter: https://www.devleader.ca/newsletter Follow Nick on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@devleader Contact Nick for consulting at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickcosentino/ Listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast app: | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | PlayerFM | Amazon Music | Listen Notes | TuneIn | Audible | Podchaser | Deezer | Podcast Addict | Contact Murray on LinkedIn or via email

People in this episode

Hosts: Murray Robinson, Shane Gibson

Guest: Nick Consentino

Topics covered

• AI assisted coding
• developer productivity
• rapid prototyping
• AI tools
• software development
• pragmatic experimentation

Keywords

• AI
• coding
• developer tools
• productivity
• software development
• ChatGPT
• Co-pilot
• domain knowledge

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Co-pilot, ChatGPT, Dev Leader, YouTube, LinkedIn

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