Pair programming with an AI assistant promises speed, but the real skill is knowing when to trust, when to question, and when to rewrite. This book teaches you to harness AI as a thinking partner — not a crutch. Through practical patterns for prompting, reviewing, and refactoring, you'll learn to produce cleaner code, catch subtle bugs, and accelerate your learning. You'll discover how to brief an AI effectively, how to test its output for correctness and security, and how to maintain your own judgement as the final reviewer. From initial design discussions to debugging obscure errors, each chapter builds a repeatable workflow that respects the craft of software development while embracing the best of what AI can offer. Whether you are a solo developer or part of a team, these techniques will help you ship better software with confidence. Part of The AI Maker Library.
About the author
Marcus Chen Ferro writes for The AI Maker Library.
