
Programming Throwdown · Jun 30, 2025 · 1 hr 37 min
182: AI Assisted Coding
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Intro topic: Getting an entry-level job
News/Links:
- Mario Kart 64 Fully Decompiled
- Q-Learning is not yet scalable
- Grover’s Algorithm
- OrangePi has a RISC-V SBC
Book of the Show
- Patrick
- The Will of the Many (James Islington)
- Jason
- The Intelligence Trap
Patreon Plug https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h
Tool of the Show
- Patrick
- Jason
Topic:
- Why
- Speed up development
- Catch errors faster than type checking/compiling
- Writing tedious boilerplate code
- Ask questions and learn local information
- Look good for hiring managers
- How
- Extensions for VSCode & other IDEs for inline suggestions
- Chat with a selection/file
- Command-line Tools run at the root directory
- Local vs Cloud
- Examples
- Copilot (VSCode extension)
- Use the experimental mode
- Cursor (Custom IDE)
- Jumps to suggest changes in other places
- Similar to copilot experimental mode
- RooCode (VSCode extension)
- Copilot (VSCode extension)
links10
- https://gbatemp.net/threads/mario-kart-64-decompilation-project-reaches-100-completion.671104/gbatemp.net
- https://seohong.me/blog/q-learning-is-not-yet-scalable/seohong.me
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQWpF2Gb-gU&vl=enyoutube.com
- https://linuxgizmos.com/orangepi-rv2-a-cost-effective-risc-v-board-with-m-2-2280-slot-and-dual-gigabit-ethernet/linuxgizmos.com





