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Course Outline

Deciphering Code with LLMs

  • Strategic prompting techniques for code explanation and guided walkthroughs
  • Navigating unfamiliar codebases and project structures
  • Deep-diving into control flow, dependencies, and system architecture

Refactoring for Long-Term Maintainability

  • Pinpointing code smells, redundant code, and structural anti-patterns
  • Reorganizing functions and modules to enhance clarity
  • Leveraging LLMs to propose optimal naming conventions and design enhancements

Enhancing Performance and System Reliability

  • Utilizing AI assistance to uncover inefficiencies and potential security vulnerabilities
  • Recommending superior algorithms or library alternatives
  • Optimizing I/O operations, database queries, and API interactions

Streamlining Code Documentation

  • Auto-generating function and method-level comments and summaries
  • Drafting and maintaining README files directly from the codebase
  • Producing Swagger/OpenAPI documentation with LLM assistance

Seamless Toolchain Integration

  • Utilizing VS Code extensions and Copilot Labs for documentation workflows
  • Embedding GPT or Claude into Git pre-commit hooks
  • Integrating documentation and linting checks into CI pipelines

Handling Legacy and Multi-Language Codebases

  • Reverse-engineering older or undocumented systems
  • Executing cross-language refactoring (e.g., migrating from Python to TypeScript)
  • Case studies and demonstrations of pair-AI programming

Ethics, Quality Assurance, and Peer Review

  • Validating AI-generated changes and mitigating hallucinations
  • Adopting best practices for peer review when LLMs are involved
  • Safeguarding reproducibility and adherence to coding standards

Summary and Future Directions

Requirements

  • Practical experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript
  • Proficiency in software architecture principles and code review procedures
  • Fundamental comprehension of the operational mechanics of large language models

Target Audience

  • Backend engineers
  • DevOps teams
  • Senior developers and technical leads
 14 Hours

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