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AI Coding Assistants: Hype or Game Changer?
by Sven Apel, Kallistos Weis, Marvin Wyrich, Norman Peitek
Who needs human peers for software development when you have an AI that is always available and never disagrees? AI coding assistants are revolutionizing the software world and promise to make our lives significantly better. But is that really the case? How helpful are code explainers? How accurate is automatically generated code? Can poor output be prevented through good prompt engineering?
In this seminar, you will first gain hands-on experience through guided exercises using AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot. Then, you will explore a research question related to AI coding assistants by reviewing scientific literature and conducting a small, self-designed study with your fellow seminar participants. Finally, the research question of your study, the results of the initial exploration, and lessons learned will be presented in a short talk and a written seminar paper.
The first meeting will take place on Thursday, April 17, at 12:15 PM.
All sessions will take place on-site at the university on Thursdays 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM.
Participation in all sessions is mandatory.
Further information will be provided via e-mail after registration.
Registration
Registration for the seminar is mandatory. To distribute students among the available seminars offered by the computer science department, you have to select your preferences for the seminar on the central registration platform for seminars and will be automatically assigned to a seminar according to your preferences.
If you are assigned to this seminar, for organizational reasons, you have to sign up both in the course registration form that will be given above and in the LSF. Deadlines for the LSF (HISPOS) registration will be posted in the LSF (HISPOS) portal. Registration is possible up to three weeks after the topic assignment / kick-off.