AI-Assisted Programming: Better Planning, Coding, Testing, and Deployment

AI tools for the full development cycle

AI-Assisted Programming: Better Planning, Coding, Testing, and Deployment is a focused guide to using generative AI in everyday software work. Tom Taulli takes the subject beyond novelty and into real development workflows, showing how AI can support everything from requirements and planning to coding, debugging, testing, and deployment.

The book is especially useful because it does not treat AI as a single tool. Instead, it compares general-purpose large language models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude with code-oriented assistants like GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, Cursor, and Amazon CodeWhisperer. That makes it a practical reference for readers who want to understand where each tool fits, and where it does not.

What the book covers

• Core capabilities of AI-based development tools
• Prompt engineering for programming tasks
• Using AI for code generation, explanation, and conversion
• Applications across planning, coding, debugging, testing, and documentation
• Low-code and no-code approaches for building software interfaces
• Limitations, risks, and tradeoffs, including privacy, security, bias, and hallucinations

A practical guide for developers

Taulli also connects AI-assisted coding with modular programming, giving the book a grounded technical perspective rather than a purely trend-driven one. Readers looking for a structured introduction to AI development tools will find a clear path through the current landscape, along with enough context to judge when these systems are genuinely helpful.

Why it stands out

Many books on AI for developers focus on a single product or a high-level overview. This one takes a broader view of the software lifecycle and the daily tasks developers actually face. That makes it a useful addition for programmers, technical learners, and teams evaluating how AI can fit into their workflow without losing sight of quality, security, or code integrity.

If you want a serious, practical introduction to AI-assisted programming, this title offers a well-organized place to start.