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World Congress 2023 • Aug 11, 2023

How to become an AI toolsmith

Clemens Helm

Are your LLM prompts becoming longer than the actual code? Discover how to maximize developer velocity by turning generative AI into a dynamic compiler for custom Domain-Specific Languages.

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#1 about 3 min

Limitations of generating software code with natural language

Describing complex programming problems in natural language often becomes more tedious than writing the code itself.

#2 about 5 min

Introduction to react components, props, and state

Developers define frontend components, manage interactivity with state hooks, and structure HTML inside JavaScript using JSX.

#3 about 5 min

Designing custom syntax rules for react frontend components

Creating a specialized, lightweight syntax helps draft UI components much faster than writing pure JavaScript.

#4 about 6 min

Compiling custom component syntax using large language models

Feeding rigid syntax rules into an API allows the engine to parse custom shorthand and output functional components with state.

#5 about 5 min

Comparing domain-specific languages to general-purpose programming

Specialized languages offer greater expressiveness, simpler maintainability, and higher efficiency for data-heavy operations.

#6 about 7 min

Creating developer workflows using custom AI scripting languages

A repeatable method for identifying tedious tasks allows engineers to translate workflows into shorthand formats parsed by custom tooling.

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Recreating React components using AI and dev tools

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Accelerating coding workflows with AI code generation tools

Meta Atamel +1 · Coffee With Developers

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Balancing artificial intelligence tools with foundational software engineering skills

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Integrating generative AI into software development workflows

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