Jonathan Dukes

Andrej Karpathy coined the phrase “vibe coding” to describe the development of software systems using chatbot-based tools supported by generative AI, instead of writing code. Suppose we were teaching vibe coding to learners with no prior coding experience. What might an educational vibe coding platform look like? In this second of two proposed projects on vibe coding, we … Read more

I would be happy to discuss proposals for any student project broadly related to programming education (any programming language). I am particularly interested in projects that explore the potential to use AI coding assistants (e.g. GitHub Copilot) to support teaching and learning, as well as projects that explore the impact of the use of AI … Read more

Andrej Karpathy coined the phrase “vibe coding” to describe the development of software systems using chatbot-based tools supported by generative AI, instead of writing code. Suppose we were teaching vibe coding to learners with no prior coding experience. What might an educational vibe coding platform look like? In this first of two proposed projects on vibe coding, we … Read more

There is an argument that Generative AI tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot) are too helpful for novice programmers and might contribute to poor learning outcomes. Researchers and educators have been exploring the use of “guardrails” to constrain the output of these tools, for example, by providing guidance or analogous examples, rather than complete code. https://cs50.ai/ is … Read more

Debugging is challenging for novice programmers. This project will design, implement and evaluate a chat-based interface to assist novice programmers to orchestrate debugging sessions using a natural language interface, supported by generative AI. If desired, the Introduction to Computing modules at TCD (ARM Assembly Language programming) could provide context for the project.