Series · 6 of 6 parts · Intermediate
AI Coding Tools
Agents, copilots, and autocomplete: what each tool actually does, how they think, and how to build a workflow that compounds.
What you’ll understand
By the end you can pick the right tool per task, trust AI-written code safely, and ship faster without babysitting.
Episodes
01The AI Coding Landscape: Agents vs AutocompleteClaude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Aider: four different philosophies wearing the same label.9 min→02Claude Code vs Cursor: How Each One ThinksTerminal agent vs AI-native IDE: context strategies, strengths, and the tasks each wins.9 min→03Trusting AI-Written Code: Tests, Reviews, GuardrailsThe verification workflow that lets you move fast without shipping mysteries.13 min→04Repo Context: Why Tools Succeed or Fail on Big CodebasesIndexing, retrieval, and memory files: how each tool finds what matters in 100k files.9 min→05Open Source Coding Agents: Aider, OpenHands, and FriendsWhat the open alternatives do well, and where the polish gap actually matters.12 min→06Designing Your Personal AI Coding WorkflowA concrete system: which tool, which task, which guardrails, and when to just write it yourself.16 min→