Senior Developer Skills in the AI Age: Leveraging Experience for Better Results • Manuel Kießling
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How time-tested software engineering practices amplify the effectiveness of AI coding assistants.
Abstract Embedded into powerful IDEs like Cursor, large-language models are now able to act as effective Coding Assistants that can significantly enhance the output and abilities of professional software engineering teams. However, ending up with the desired functional and non-functional results, as well as an acceptable code quality, is not something that will take care of itself. Together with my team at work, I have encountered worthwhile use cases where Coding Assistants shine, and identified practices and approaches that help significantly with reaching the intended outcomes at a sufficie
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