Chapter 2 of 8 · 3 practices · 3 min · 3-question quiz
Use AI tools well
Fluency with AI tools is now expected. Learn one deeply, know where it helps and where it does not, and keep your own judgment in charge.
Start: Get genuinely fluent with at least one assistant or agent3 practices in this chapter
- 1Get genuinely fluent with at least one assistant or agentMany developers have tried several AI tools a little. Fewer know one well: its instruction files, its permission settings, how to give it a task it can verify, and when to start a fresh session…
- 2Map where AI helps you and where it does notAI tools are not equally useful for every task. The Stack Overflow 2026 survey found that trust is highest where people already understand the work: 67% use AI with familiar code and 61% for…
- 3Stay the author: you own every line you shipWhoever merges the code owns it, whether a person or a tool typed it. That means you must be able to explain any change you submit: what it does, why it is correct and what could go wrong.
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