The Best AI Coding Assistants

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We’ve been talking about AI coding assistants on our YouTube channel over the past week, and we’re excited to share the latest. This week we’re also covering VS Code shortcuts, tech news, and new job opportunities.

This Week’s Resources

• The Best AI Coding Assistants: Evaluated

• The Best VS Code Themes (Video)

• Apple May Announce New iPads in Oct (TechRadar)

• 30 Time-Saving VS Code Shortcuts

• New Tech Job Opportunities (Hackr Jobs)

• Investor Who Risked All on ‘Wukong’ Scores Another Win (Bloomberg)

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What’s the Best AI Coding Assistant?

If you’re already have an IDE, you’ll be familiar with at least one AI coding assistant. But what about the others? Dr. Johns evaluated all the most popular artificial intelligence coding assistants. Here’s what he found.

Here’s a quick takeaway:

• GitHub Copilot is feature-rich and full of features

• Amazon CodeWhisperer integrates seamlessly with AWS

• Tabnine is open source

GitHub offers one of the most well-known coding assistants currently available, but that doesn’t make it the best choice for every project. If you’re working with AWS, check out CodeWhisperer.

The Ultimate Guide to VS Code Shortcuts

We have a whole article dedicated to VS Code shortcuts. That’s a great resource for coding productivity. But if you want the highlights, check out our video.

Do you have a favorite shortcut in VS Code? Let us know by filling out the survey at the bottom of this newsletter.

The Latest Tech Jobs

As always, we’re looking out for tech jobs around the world. Here’s what we found this week. See the Hackr job board to sort by location or expertise.

The Best VS Code Themes

On the subject of VSCode, let’s talk about themes. Here’s a guide to the best VS Code Themes around.

One of vscode’s hidden powers lies in the ecosystem of vscode themes you can download and install from the vs code marketplace.

My top choice? The GitHub theme. It mimics the look and feel of GitHub’s UI. There’s also a Slack theme, if you love the feel of corporate conversations.

Additional Reading

Here are a few more resources worth checking out this week.