182: AI Assisted Coding

Intro topic: Getting an entry-level jobNews/Links:Mario Kart 64 Fully Decompiledhttps://gbatemp.net/threads/mario-kart-64-decompilation-project-reaches-100-completion.671104/Q-Learning is not yet scalablehttps://seohong.me/blog/q-learning-is-not-yet-scalable/Grover’s Algorithmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQWpF2Gb-gU&vl=enOrangePi has a RISC-V SBChttps://linuxgizmos.com/orangepi-rv2-a-cost-effective-risc-v-board-with-m-2-2280-slot-and-dual-gigabit-ethernet/Book of the ShowPatrickThe Will of the Many (James Islington)https://amzn.to/44DznszJasonThe Intelligence Traphttps://amzn.to/3TqoKCBPatreon Plug https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=hTool of the ShowPatrick Pokemon Odysseyhttps://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1l9zdta/pok%C3%A9mon_odyssey_final_release/JasonNetflix Gameshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=6891422865930303475&hl=en_USTopic: WhySpeed up developmentCatch errors faster than type checking/compilingWriting tedious boilerplate codeAsk questions and learn local informationLook good for hiring managersHowExtensions for VSCode & other IDEs for inline suggestionsChat with a selection/fileCommand-line Tools run at the root directoryLocal vs CloudExamplesCopilot (VSCode extension)Use the experimental modeCursor (Custom IDE)Jumps to suggest changes in other placesSimilar to copilot experimental modeRooCode (VSCode extension)

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Programming Throwdown

Patrick Wheeler and Jason Gauci

181: Memory Management

183: Landing a Software Job in 2025

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**Intro topic: Getting an entry-level job

**News/Links:

• Mario Kart 64 Fully Decompiled

• https://gbatemp.net/threads/mario-kart-64-decompilation-project-reaches-100-completion.671104/

• Q-Learning is not yet scalable

• https://seohong.me/blog/q-learning-is-not-yet-scalable/

• Grover’s Algorithm

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQWpF2Gb-gU&vl=en

• OrangePi has a RISC-V SBC

• https://linuxgizmos.com/orangepi-rv2-a-cost-effective-risc-v-board-with-m-2-2280-slot-and-dual-gigabit-ethernet/

Book of the Show

• Patrick

• The Will of the Many (James Islington)

• https://amzn.to/44Dznsz

• Jason

• The Intelligence Trap

• https://amzn.to/3TqoKCB

Patreon Plug https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h

Tool of the Show

• Patrick

•  Pokemon Odyssey

• https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonROMhacks/comments/1l9zdta/pok%C3%A9mon_odyssey_final_release/

• Jason

• Netflix Games

• https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=6891422865930303475&hl=en_US

**Topic:

• Why

• Speed up development
• Catch errors faster than type checking/compiling
• Writing tedious boilerplate code
• Ask questions and learn local information
• Look good for hiring managers

• How

• Extensions for VSCode & other IDEs for inline suggestions
• Chat with a selection/file
• Command-line Tools run at the root directory
• Local vs Cloud

• Examples

• Copilot (VSCode extension)

• Use the experimental mode

• Cursor (Custom IDE)

• Jumps to suggest changes in other places
• Similar to copilot experimental mode

• RooCode (VSCode extension)

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