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AI Pair Programming Session

Structure an effective AI pair programming session for complex features.

Intermediate

Difficulty

Skill level required

12/20/2024

Published

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GENERAL

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Set up an AI pair programming session for: [FEATURE/TASK]

**Session Context:**
- Feature goal: [what we're building]
- Codebase context: [relevant files, patterns]
- Time budget: [how long for this session]

Structure the session as:

1. **Context Priming** (5 min)
   - Share relevant code files
   - Explain current architecture
   - Define success criteria

2. **Design Discussion** (10 min)
   - Explore implementation approaches
   - Identify edge cases
   - Agree on patterns to use

3. **Implementation Cycles** (main work)
   - AI generates code in chunks
   - Human reviews and provides feedback
   - Iterate until quality is met

4. **Effective Prompting Patterns**
   - "Implement X following the pattern in Y"
   - "Review this for edge cases: [code]"
   - "Refactor to improve [specific quality]"

5. **Session Hygiene**
   - Regular commits with descriptive messages
   - Running tests after each chunk
   - Documenting decisions

6. **Wrap-up** (5 min)
   - Summary of changes
   - Outstanding TODOs
   - Follow-up tasks

Provide prompts I can use throughout the session.

Use Case

Developers wanting to maximize productivity in AI coding sessions.

Tags

pair-programmingworkflowproductivitycoding
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