Learn How to Use AI for Coding
Ready to learn how to use AI for coding? Learn how to use generative AI tools like ChatGPT to generate code and expedite your development.
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About this course
With the right instructions (or prompts), generative AI tools can help streamline development by creating functional code snippets and syntax. This course will show you how to use ChatGPT for coding by breaking down the basics of prompt engineering for software development. You’ll explore the generation of Bash commands, regular expressions, and database queries; then move on to generating classes and unit tests to ensure code quality and reliability and refactoring code to improve readability and maintainability.
Skills you'll gain
Understand how to use generative AI for coding and pick up the basics of coding with ChatGPT.
Learn the basics of prompt engineering for coding and software development.
Use ChatGPT to write Bash commands, create regular expressions, test and refactor code, and debug issues.
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