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Learning Programming with ChatGPT [Free Meetup]
Unlocking the power of AI tools such as ChatGPT can completely transform the way students and developers learn programming. The slides you’re about to explore were created as part of a Learning Programming with ChatGPT meetup, led by Haim Michael, founder of life michael, a brand dedicated to premium training for software developers worldwide. In these slides, you’ll discover practical strategies to: + Accelerate your programming learning process with AI + Debug code step by step and gain clarity on errors + Strengthen your problem-solving mindset through better prompts + Explore multiple perspectives and approaches to coding challenges + Prepare for interviews with AI-driven mock LeetCode-style questions But this is only the beginning. If you are serious about elevating your skills in the era of AI, you’ll want to explore more resources: 🎓 Premium Training - You can find top-quality training offerings designed for software developers at all levels. These courses are carefully built from decades of experience working with companies worldwide. ✨ Online Courses – Explore a wide catalog of self-paced courses developed by Haim Michael on Udemy at https://www.udemy.com/user/life-michael Whether you’re looking to deepen your knowledge of Java, Python, JavaScript, or emerging technologies, you’ll find courses tailored to your journey. 🤝 Community Learning – Join the life michael meetup group to take part in upcoming free meetups, engage in discussions, and expand your network with fellow developers passionate about continuous learning. 📺 Videos & Talks - Many previous meetup talks, including slides and video clips, are available on Haim Michael’s blog at https://blog.lifemichael.com. You can also subscribe to the life michael YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/lifemichael to watch recordings of sessions, gain insights, and revisit learning material. 🎥 Featured Talk – Watch the full recording of the Learning Programming with ChatGPT meetup at https://youtu.be/j9PKib-EjTU Software development is evolving at lightning speed, especially with AI becoming a central part of the workflow. These slides are more than just theory—they are an invitation to sharpen your skills, stay ahead of the curve, and learn how to work smarter with AI by your side. If you’re ready to continue the journey, check out the courses, training programs, blog, YouTube channel, and Meetup community. Each resource is designed to help you achieve clarity, confidence, and excellence in programming—today and in the future.
Learning Programming with ChatGPT [Free Meetup]
- 1. Unlocking The Powerof AI Learning Programming with ChatGPT Haim Michael blog.lifemichael.com 0001000111001100 1100001000111001 0100010001110011 1000100011100110 1010000100011100 https://lifemichael.com premium training for software developers https://xtremej.dev https://xtremejs.dev https://xtremepython.dev https://xtremeai.dev (coming soon) premium online conferences for software developers
- 2. Introduction This meetup isfor students and software developers who want to use ChatGPT (or another AI bot) as a tool for learning programming. We will learn how use ChatGPT to achieve the following. • Accelerate the learning • Overcome coding challenges • Achieve deepen understanding of programming concepts
- 3. Good Prompting Habits Learnhow to write good prompts (Prompt Engineering). Instead of asking simple questions such as ‘explain for loop’ ask a detailed question (prompt) such as ‘explain for loops in Python with an example that prints the numbers from 1 to 5, and then show common beginner mistakes ’ .
- 4. Refininng The Prompt Whenthe response you get from AI is not clear introduce changes in your prompt. Keep introducing changes and trying a more refined version of your prompt. Keep drilling down till you get the expected response.
- 5. English as aCoding Language In this AI era, English is the new programming language. It is probably the most popular one. Practice expressing yourself in clear, structured English. Interact with AI using English.
- 6. Understanding Complex Code Youcan easily get detailed explanations for complex code you are dealing with. When the explanation you get is not clear ask for clarifications.
- 7. Unexpected Behavior The firststep would be providing the ChatGPT with the code itself. Include the error message or describe the unexpected behavior in your prompt. Here is the function that should calculate factorial. I expected it to return the factorial of 3 (which is 6) but got something else. Can you explain why?
- 8. Debugging Step byStep Instead of asking for fixing the code ask for explanation. You can also ask for a step-by-step debugging. Can you walk through the code line by line and explain what happens when the function takes 3?
- 9. Understanding Error Messages Whengetting an error message ask AI to explain the error message and describe the cases in which we get that error message. Can explain the NullPointerException error I got and list cases in which such error happens?
- 10. Exploring Programming Languages Whenlearning a new programming language you can simply ask for detailed explanation for each and every line. Can explain the meaning of the ++ operator in line 21.
- 11. Moving Forward Stepby Step When coping with a big problem break it into smaller ones and deal with each and every one of them separately. You can get AI help with handling the smaller problems one by one.
- 12. Learning Multiple Perspectives Expandyour understanding. Don’t limit it to specific approach. You can ask for different other approaches for solving a problem. You can ask for getting the code in different programming languages.
- 13. Simulate Interview Questions Youcan ask the AI to generate mock interview questions or coding challenges. You can ask AI to play the role of an interviewer. You can specify you want AI to ask you a LeetCode styled problem in a specific topic and in a specific level.
- 14. The Other Resources Whengetting a response from the AI that can be validated with the other resources, such as a specific library official documentation, make sure you go to the official documentation and verify the response you got. Use AI as a virtual assistant and not as a replacement for practicing and using other resources, such as the official documentation.
- 15. Validate The CodeAI Generates Don’t count on AI with blind eyes. When AI doesn’t know the answer it invents stuff. In addition, AI was created using a training process through which it was provided with endless amount of data, including code written with bad practices or outdated.
- 16. Questions & Answers •Thanks for attending my talk! Email: haim.michael@lifemichael.com WhatsApp: 972.54.6655837 Blog: blog.lifemichael.com