AI-assisted programming is the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to augment and accelerate software development. It leverages large language models and natural language processing to help developers write, test, debug, and optimize code more efficiently—from generating code snippets based on natural language descriptions to automating repetitive tasks, identifying bugs, and refactoring legacy code. Rather than replacing developers, AI-assisted programming acts as an intelligent coding partner that enhances productivity and enables developers of all skill levels to build better software faster.
SOFTWARE_ENGINEERING.md (github.com) (via).
If you asked me 5 months ago what software engineering would look like, I would not have been close to how it actually is today. Not even.
This file is my way of pointing my agents to my “taste” in terms of how I like to engineer software.
Things are changing so quickly, how we direct agents will too.