921: AI Coding Roadmap for Newbies (And Skeptics)

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott discuss an AI coding roadmap for both newcomers and skeptics, covering how to write code with AI and for AI. They explore various interfaces such as ghost text, IDE chat agents, and CLI agents, weighing the pros and cons of each, with a preference for the IDE experience. The discussion shifts to building with AI, emphasizing custom prompting, data formatting, streaming, embeddings, and RAG. They recommend experimenting with tools like OpenAI SDK, Vercel AI SDK, Cloudflare agents, LangChain, and Transformers JS, encouraging listeners to explore AI's potential and integrate it into their existing workflows, regardless of skepticism.